A stateSupreme Court decision in late October means that 49-year-oldAllie James of Charleston -- along with potentially thousands ofother workers who will face career-ending injuries -- can securebigger Social Security disability payments during the complicatedmedical and legal aftermath.
For James, the ruling will mean hundreds of dollars per monthmore in benefits.
The ruling came after court justices determined that the S.C.Workers' Compensation Commission has the power to choose the methodof accounting they use when doing the math on an injured worker'scompensation benefits.
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