South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 68 - Regulation Of Professional Employer Organizations
Section 40-68-60. Terms of agreement to be established in writing; notice and delivery of notice to assigned employees; posting of notice by client company; notice or knowledge of injury.

(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

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 40 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 68 - Regulation Of Professional Employer Organizations

Section 40-68-10. Definitions.

Section 40-68-20. Department to adopt regulations; Administrative Procedures Act to govern; licensee governed by chapter and regulations.

Section 40-68-30. License required; application and fee; information required as to each member of group; ineligibility for license for year after denial or revocation of license; exceptions.

Section 40-68-40. Qualifications to serve as controlling person; background investigation; fingerprinting; effect of conviction of crime; designating agent for service of process; minimum net worth requirement.

Section 40-68-45. Continuing professional education.

Section 40-68-50. License fees; biennial assessment fee; submission of financial data to ensure compliance.

Section 40-68-55. Acceptance of affidavit or certification of approval.

Section 40-68-60. Terms of agreement to be established in writing; notice and delivery of notice to assigned employees; posting of notice by client company; notice or knowledge of injury.

Section 40-68-70. Requirements of contract between licensee and client company; investigation of client company's work force; securing workers' compensation insurance coverage; licensee considered employer of assigned employees.

Section 40-68-75. Responsibilities of client company with respect to workers' compensation insurance; penalties and liabilities for violation.

Section 40-68-80. Licensing of multiple companies owned by same entity as professional employer organization group; joint liability.

Section 40-68-90. Nonresident company or group; restricted license; appointment of entity for receipt of legal process.

Section 40-68-100. Duty to issue license to qualified applicants; issuance within prescribed time; time license is valid; renewal.

Section 40-68-110. Disclosure by licensee of information as to insurance or benefit plans for benefit of assigned employees; other reports may be required by regulation.

Section 40-68-120. Licensee's obtaining of workers' compensation coverage; licensee-sponsored and client-sponsored benefit plans for assigned employees; unemployment taxes; notification of start and end of relationship with client company.

Section 40-68-130. Form and content of licenses and notices; display.

Section 40-68-140. Name under which business may be conducted; change of name or location of primary office or records; addition of business offices; license not assignable.

Section 40-68-150. Prohibited acts; operation without license; wrongful use of title or representation of being licensed; use of forged or false information to obtain license or in disciplinary proceeding; use of expired or revoked license; penalties...

Section 40-68-155. Investigation of complaints.

Section 40-68-160. Disciplinary action; grounds; sanctions; notice, hearing, and appeal; reinstatement.

Section 40-68-165. Enforcement by Attorney General.

Section 40-68-170. Fees to be used to implement provisions of chapter.

Section 40-68-180. Other applicable license requirements; licensed, registered, or certified employee considered employee of client company or of licensee; Employment Security Law unaffected.