(A) A licensee shall establish the terms of a professional employer organization services agreement by a written contract between the licensee and the client company. The licensee shall give written notice of the agreement as it affects assigned employees to each employee assigned to a client company in the manner provided in this section.
(B) A written explanation of the agreement must be provided to each assigned employee by delivering it to the employee personally within ten days after executing the agreement. The explanation must state, substantially, the terms of the agreement between the licensee and client company and include the same notice that is required to be posted in the client company's place of business.
(C) The client company shall post in each of its places of business in a conspicuous place that is in clear and unobstructed view of the assigned employees a notice stating, substantially, the following:
"We are operating under and subject to the Workers' Compensation Act of South Carolina. In case of accidental injury or death to an employee, the injured employee, or someone acting on his or her behalf, shall notify immediately (insert name of professional employer organization, address, and telephone number) or (name of client company, address, and telephone number). Failure to give immediate notice may be the cause of serious delay in the payment of compensation to you or your beneficiaries and may result in failure to receive any compensation benefits".
(D) As between the client company, the professional employer organization, and the employee, the notice to or acknowledgment of the occurrence of an injury on the part of the client company or the professional employer organization is notice to or knowledge on the part of the professional employer organization and its workers' compensation insurer or the client company and its workers' compensation insurer, or both.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 169, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 112, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 68 - Regulation Of Professional Employer Organizations
Section 40-68-10. Definitions.
Section 40-68-45. Continuing professional education.
Section 40-68-55. Acceptance of affidavit or certification of approval.
Section 40-68-130. Form and content of licenses and notices; display.
Section 40-68-155. Investigation of complaints.
Section 40-68-165. Enforcement by Attorney General.
Section 40-68-170. Fees to be used to implement provisions of chapter.