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The South Carolina Supreme Court has called for a legislative fix to a workers' compensation employment test that has been in use for over 50 years. The court expressed concern about the validity of the test, known as the Cooper test, which allows employers to deny workers' comp benefits if an employee misrepresented health information on their job application. However, this conflicts with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits companies from asking about health issues before hiring. The court suggested that the General Assembly address this issue legislatively. The court's decision in the case of Brailey vs. Michelin and Safety National Corp upheld a state appeals court ruling that overturned the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission's denial of Brailey's claim for compensation. [Extracted from the article]

South Carolina has failed to provide sufficient community‐based services to prevent the institutionalization of people with mental illness (MI), and instead, has subsidized their stays in adult care homes, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 36th annual Charleston Conference related to libraries, which was held in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 3-5, 2016. Topics include significance of the said mission of libraries, which ensuring access to knowledge; significance of the internet as a resource for knowledge; and the commandments" that are supposed to be followed by librarians like preserving the culture and scientific record. The event was attended by people like librarian Anja Smit.

The article offers U.S.'s healthcare industry news briefs. Commercial and consumer products manufacturer Honeywell International is given permission by Minnesota's District Court judge in Minneapolis to charge penalties on employees refusing to undertake the biometric health test. Community Health Systems centre acquired Gaffney Medical Center's operational control. Publicly managed healthcare company Health Net reported a net loss due to a new outsourcing contract.

The article discusses the court case Letter to: Trident Technical College, related to the violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program of the college was blamed of dismissing a student because of his disability. Office of Civil Rights found it insufficient to determine that the college discriminated against the student on the basis of his disability.