The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission and Republican Gov. Mark Sanford have filed legal papers that would end their constitutional conflict over his orders to the commission on how to handle injury awards.
Lawyers from both sides yesterday submitted a joint motion to the State Supreme Court aimed at ending a case that was moved from federal court where the commission had accused the governor of acting unconstitutionally.
The conflict began last year when the governor issued four orders to the commission, including requirements for reports on how much Commissioners individually awarded in permanent disability cases and for their use of AMA injury guidelines.
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