South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 41 - Labor and Employment

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Section 41-1-10. Employers shall post certain labor laws. - Every employer shall keep posted in a conspicuous place a...

Section 41-1-15. Establishment of drug prevention program in workplace; confidentiality of information concerning test results. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, an employer...

Section 41-1-20. Unlawful discrimination against union members. - Every person who shall discharge or discriminate in the payment...

Section 41-1-25. Employee benefits, establishment by political subdivisions prohibited; definitions. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Employee benefit" means...

Section 41-1-30. Terminating authorized worker and replacing with unauthorized alien; wrongful termination action by discharged employee. - (A) There is a civil right of action for wrongful...

Section 41-1-40, 41-1-50. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 137, Section 8, eff March 31, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-1-40 was entitled "Employers requiring notice...

Section 41-1-60. Certain transactions between carriers or shippers and labor organizations prohibited; penalties. - (1) The term "labor organization" means any organization of any...

Section 41-1-65. Employers granted immunity from liability for disclosure of information. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Employer" means any...

Section 41-1-70. Liability of employer for dismissal or demotion of employee who complies with subpoena or serves on jury. - Any employer who dismisses or demotes an employee because the...

Section 41-1-80. Prohibition against retaliation based upon employee's institution of, or participation in, proceedings under Workers' Compensation Law; civil actions. - No employer may discharge or demote any employee because the...

Section 41-1-85. Personnel action based on use of tobacco products outside of workplace prohibited. - The use of tobacco products outside the workplace must not...

Section 41-1-90. Requirement of notice that completion of training program does not guarantee employment. - Every employer in this State who requires prospective employees to...

Section 41-1-100. Form of notice required by Section 41-1-90. - The notice required by Section 41-1-90 shall appear on any...

Section 41-1-110. Conspicuous disclaimer of contract of employment created by handbook, personnel manual, or other document issued by employer. - It is the public policy of this State that a...

Section 41-1-120. Establishing independent contractor status between nonprofit youth sports organization and coach; written agreement; disclosures. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a written agreement between...

Section 41-1-130. Break time or meal time for employees to express breast milk; definitions; remedies. - (A) As used in this section, "employer" means a person...

Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Section 41-3-10. Director of department appointed by Governor; department to promulgate and enforce regulations. - A Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-3-20. Repealed by 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1617(B), eff February 1, 1994. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-3-20 was entitled "Appointment, term and...

Section 41-3-30. Employees. - The Director of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, or his designee,...

Section 41-3-40. Promulgation of regulations by director. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation,...

Section 41-3-50. Inspections of work places, sites, or areas. - The director of the department or his designee shall visit...

Section 41-3-55. Determination of liability for violations at sites involving multiple employers or contractors. - At any construction site involving multiple employers or contractors, the...

Section 41-3-60. Enforcement of labor and employment laws; appointment and duties of inspectors and assistants. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-3-70. Representatives of employer and employees may accompany inspectors. - A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by...

Section 41-3-80. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 137, Section 8, eff March 31, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-3-80 was entitled "Enforcement of Fair...

Section 41-3-100. Furnishing of blanks and forms. - All blanks and forms required by the Director of the...

Section 41-3-110. Powers of director generally. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-3-120. Enforcement. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-3-130. Solicitors and prosecuting attorneys shall prosecute violations. - The solicitor of the circuit or the prosecuting attorney of...

Section 41-3-140. Penalties for impeding director in performance of his duties. - Any person who shall willfully impede or prevent the Director...

Section 41-3-510 to 41-3-540. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 137, Section 8, eff March 31, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-3-510 was entitled "Migrant Labor subdivision...

Section 41-3-610. Commissioner of Labor to mean Director of Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation; Department of Labor to mean Division of Labor; division to mean subdivision; contested matters appealable to administrative law judge. - Wherever in any other chapter of Title 41 the term...

Chapter 5 - Employment First Initiative Act

Section 41-5-110. Short title. - This chapter must be known and may be cited as...

Section 41-5-120. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Competitive integrated employment" means...

Section 41-5-130. Policies encouraging competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. - All state agencies and political subdivisions of this State are...

Section 41-5-140. Coordination of efforts to support competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities; sharing data; rules and regulations. - All state agencies are encouraged to: (1) coordinate efforts and...

Section 41-5-150. South Carolina Employment First Oversight Commission. - (A) There is hereby established the "South Carolina Employment First...

Section 41-5-160. Duties and obligations of commission. - Within six months after the first meeting required in Section...

Section 41-5-170. Annual report. - The commission annually shall, before January first, issue a report...

Section 41-5-180. Guidance and expertise of stakeholders. - The commission may seek the guidance and expertise of all...

Chapter 6 - Subminimum Wages

Section 41-6-10. Employers; community rehabilitation programs; hospital patient care workers at regional centers. - Employers, community rehabilitation programs, and hospital patient care workers at...

Section 41-6-20. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; report. - Beginning on January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Department...

Chapter 7 - Right To Work

Section 41-7-10. Denial of right to work for membership or nonmembership in labor organization declared to be against public policy. - It is hereby declared to be the public policy of...

Section 41-7-20. Agreement between employer and labor organization denying nonmembers right to work or requiring union membership. - Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor...

Section 41-7-30. Labor organization membership as condition of employment. - (A) It is unlawful for an employer to require an...

Section 41-7-40. Deduction of labor organization membership dues from wages. - Nothing in this chapter precludes an employer from deducting from...

Section 41-7-50. Labor organization contract violating right to work provisions. - It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to enter...

Section 41-7-60. Applicability of right to work provisions. - The provisions of Sections 41-7-20 to 41-7-40 shall not apply...

Section 41-7-70. Interference with right to work, compelling labor organization membership and picketing made unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person, acting alone or...

Section 41-7-75. Director to ensure chapter compliance; remedies. - (A) The Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor,...

Section 41-7-80. Penalties. - An employer, labor organization, or other person who violates a...

Section 41-7-90. Remedy for violation of rights; relief which court may grant. - (A) A person whose rights are adversely affected by contract,...

Section 41-7-100. Civil penalties; review and appeals. - (A) An employer, labor organization, or other person who violates...

Section 41-7-110. Right to work notice posting by employer permitted; requirements of posting. - An employer, or a single employee of that employer with...

Section 41-7-130. Contemporaneous filings by labor organizations of documents required to be filed with Secretary of Labor. - A labor organization with members that work in South Carolina...

Chapter 8 - Illegal Aliens And Private Employment

Section 41-8-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (A) "Agency" means any agency,...

Section 41-8-20. South Carolina employment licenses; federal work authorization program; requirements for verification of new employees; assistance to employers; contractors and subcontractors. - (A) All private employers in South Carolina shall be imputed...

Section 41-8-30. Employment of unauthorized alien. - A private employer who knowingly or intentionally employs an unauthorized...

Section 41-8-40. Presumption of compliance. - For purposes of this chapter, a private employer who in...

Section 41-8-50. Violations; investigations; suspension and revocation of license. - (A) Upon receipt of a written and signed complaint against...

Section 41-8-60. Review of disciplinary action. - A private employer may seek review of the director's disciplinary...

Section 41-8-70. Filing false or fraudulent documents; penalty. - In addition to other penalties provided for by law, a...

Section 41-8-80. Local ordinances limiting enforcement of chapter. - A local government must not enact an ordinance or policy...

Section 41-8-90. Equal enforcement of chapter. - The provisions of this chapter are enforceable without regard to...

Section 41-8-100. Compliance with federal immigration requirements. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate a...

Section 41-8-110. Exemption from civil action for wrongful termination. - A private employer who terminates an employee to comply with...

Section 41-8-120. Promulgation of regulations; statewide random auditing program. - (A) The director shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the...

Section 41-8-130. Right of entry and inspection by inspectors. - The director, his inspectors, agents, or designees, upon proper presentation...

Section 41-8-140. Retention and use of funds collected. - All amounts collected pursuant to this chapter shall be retained...

Chapter 10 - Payment Of Wages

Section 41-10-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Employer" means every person,...

Section 41-10-20. Applicability of chapter. - This chapter applies to all employers in South Carolina except...

Section 41-10-30. Notification to employees of wages and hours agreed upon; recordkeeping requirements; requirement of itemized statement of gross pay and deductions for each pay period. - (A) Every employer shall notify each employee in writing at...

Section 41-10-40. Medium of payment; deposit of wages to employee's credit; prohibition against deductions in absence of written notice; time and place of payment. - (A) Every employer in the State shall pay all wages...

Section 41-10-50. Payment of wages due discharged employees. - When an employer separates an employee from the payroll for...

Section 41-10-60. Unconditional payment of wages conceded due. - In case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall...

Section 41-10-70. Investigation of alleged violations; resolution of disputes. - Upon written complaint of any employee alleging a violation of...

Section 41-10-80. Violations and penalties; civil actions by employees; administrative review of civil penalties. - (A) Any employer who violates the provisions of Section 41-10-30...

Section 41-10-90. Actions for collection of penalties; deposit of amounts collected. - In each case where a civil penalty assessed under subsection...

Section 41-10-100. Prohibition against private agreements that contravene chapter. - No provision of this chapter may be contravened or set...

Section 41-10-110. Right of the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to enter and to conduct investigation. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Chapter 13 - Child Labor

Section 41-13-5. "Employer" defined. - As used in this article "employer" includes every person, firm,...

Section 41-13-20. Oppressive child labor practices prohibited; Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee to promulgate regulations. - No employer in this State shall engage in any oppressive...

Section 41-13-25. Penalties for violating child labor regulations. - (A) As determined by the Director of the Department of...

Section 41-13-30. Misrepresentation of age of child. - Any parent, guardian or other person having under his control...

Section 41-13-40. Repealed by 1998 Act No. 395, Section 2, eff June 9, 1998. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-13-40 was entitled "Liability of employers...

Section 41-13-50. Enforcement. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-13-60. Inspection of factories and records for enforcement purposes. - The Director and the inspectors and agents of the Department...

Chapter 14 - Boiler Safety Act

Section 41-14-10. Citation and application of chapter. - This chapter may be cited as the "Boiler Safety Act"...

Section 41-14-20. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "API-ASME" means the...

Section 41-14-30. Adoption of regulations for installation and inspection of new and existing boilers; conformity to nationwide engineering standards. - (A)(1) The department shall promulgate regulations for the safe installation...

Section 41-14-40. Construction and design standards for new boilers; special installation and operating permits. - (A) Any new boiler installed and operated in this State,...

Section 41-14-50. Computation of maximum allowable working pressure. - (A) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler carrying...

Section 41-14-60. Boilers excepted or exempted from application of chapter. - (A) This chapter does not apply to: (1) boilers under...

Section 41-14-70. Appointment of chief boiler administrator; duties. - (A) The director shall appoint a chief boiler administrator who...

Section 41-14-80. Certification of special inspectors; examination. - (A) The director shall promulgate regulations for the certification of...

Section 41-14-90. Requirements for examination. - The examination for chief boiler administrator or special inspectors must...

Section 41-14-100. Discipline of certified inspectors; investigation of complaints and reports of violations; cease and desist orders and injunctions. - The board shall discipline certified inspectors in the manner authorized...

Section 41-14-110. Lost or destroyed certificates of competency. - If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a...

Section 41-14-120. Schedule and evidence of inspections; entry of premises where boiler being installed or repaired. - (A) Owners and operators of all boilers must file with...

Section 41-14-130. Correction of deficiencies and temporary cessation of operation orders. - (A) If a report filed pursuant to this section shows...

Section 41-14-140. Assessment of civil penalties; factors considered; penalty for failure to comply with written order. - (A) Any person or entity that fails to comply with...

Section 41-14-150. Fees. - A fee not to exceed fifty dollars per facility or...

Chapter 15 - Occupational Health And Safety

Section 41-15-10. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 137, Section 8, eff March 31, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-15-10 was entitled "Locking of employees...

Section 41-15-50. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 137, Section 8, eff March 31, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-15-50 was entitled "Light at entrance...

Section 41-15-80. Employers shall furnish safe place; compliance of employers and employees to certain rules. - (1) Each employer shall furnish to his employees employment and...

Section 41-15-90. Employers shall inform employees of protections and obligations; exceptions. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-15-100. Exposure of employees to potentially harmful materials. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-15-210. Director may promulgate, modify, or revoke rules and regulations. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-15-220. Notice and hearing; occupational safety and health standards not subject to Administrative Procedure Act; rebuttable presumptions created by publication of notice. - (A) Before the promulgation, modification, or revocation of a regulation...

Section 41-15-230. Effective dates. - Any rule or regulation promulgated, modified or revoked under this...

Section 41-15-240. Temporary permits for variances. - Any affected employer may apply to the Director of the...

Section 41-15-250. Permits for permanent variances. - Any affected employer may apply to the Director for a...

Section 41-15-260. Interrogation; inspection; warrant for inspection; issuance; return; records of warrants issued. - (A) The Director, his inspectors, compliance officers, agents or designees,...

Section 41-15-270. Subpoenas and taking testimony. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-15-280. Citation for violation; notice in lieu of citation. - If, upon inspection or investigation, the Director or his authorized...

Section 41-15-290. Correction of dangerous conditions or practices; injunctions; mandamus. - (a) The court of common pleas of the county where...

Section 41-15-300. Notice of penalties. - If, after an inspection or investigation, the Director issues a...

Section 41-15-310. Appeal of Division of Labor decisions to administrative law judge. - (A) Within thirty days after receipt of a citation, notice...

Section 41-15-320. Penalties. - (a) Any employer who wilfully or repeatedly violates any occupational...

Section 41-15-330. Action when penalty is not paid within thirty days. - In each case where the penalty is not paid within...

Section 41-15-510. Employees shall not be discriminated against for filing complaints and instituting proceedings. - No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against...

Section 41-15-520. Remedies of an employee charging discrimination. - A private sector employee believing that he has been discharged...

Section 41-15-600 to 41-15-640. Repealed by 2008 Act No. 188, Section 3, eff January 1, 2009. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-15-600 was entitled "Occupational Health and...

Chapter 16 - South Carolina Elevator Code

Section 41-16-10. Short title. - This chapter is known and may be cited as the...

Section 41-16-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, except as otherwise expressly provided:...

Section 41-16-30. Applicability. - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any...

Section 41-16-40. Issuance of regulations. - 1. The Director shall promulgate regulations governing maintenance, construction, alteration,...

Section 41-16-50. Enforcement powers of director. - The Director is charged with the affirmative duty of administering...

Section 41-16-60. Registration of facilities. - Within three months after the date of promulgation of regulations...

Section 41-16-70. Inspections. - All new and existing facilities, except dormant facilities, must be...

Section 41-16-75. Special inspector prohibited from inspecting certain elevators. - It is unlawful for a special inspector to perform elevator...

Section 41-16-80. Alteration permits. - On and after the effective date of regulations relating to...

Section 41-16-90. Permits for new installations. - A permit must be issued by the Director before construction...

Section 41-16-100. Operating certificates. - Operating certificates must be issued by the Director to the...

Section 41-16-110. Temporary or permanent injunction for imminently dangerous facility. - If the Director has reason to believe that the continued...

Section 41-16-120. Exceptions or variances. - The Director, pursuant to regulation, may grant exceptions and variances...

Section 41-16-130. Access to facilities by inspectors. - Every owner of a facility subject to regulation by this...

Section 41-16-140. Fees. - The Director shall promulgate regulations to charge and collect fees...

Section 41-16-150. General duties of owner. - Every facility must be maintained by the owner in a...

Section 41-16-160. Preemption of local regulation. - No political subdivision may make or maintain any ordinance, bylaw,...

Section 41-16-170. Criminal penalties. - In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any...

Section 41-16-180. Civil penalties. - 1. Any owner, operator, or management company who fails to...

Chapter 17 - Conciliation Of Industrial Disputes

Section 41-17-10. Director's duties as to investigation of industrial disputes and conciliation. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-17-20. Conciliation committees. - When the Director or his agents shall fail to induce...

Section 41-17-30. Chapter not applicable to railroad and express companies. - The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any...

Section 41-17-40. Summoning and examining witnesses. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-17-50. Other powers of director regarding investigations. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-17-60. Powers of Governor. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...

Section 41-17-70. Hindering director in performance of duties. - Any person that hinders or obstructs the Director of the...

Chapter 18 - South Carolina Amusement Rides Safety Code

Section 41-18-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Amusement...

Section 41-18-20. Legislative intent. - (A) The purpose of this chapter is to guard against...

Section 41-18-30. Applicability; exceptions. - (A) This chapter applies to amusement devices at carnivals, fairs,...

Section 41-18-40. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, except as otherwise expressly provided:...

Section 41-18-50. Permit required; transferability of permits. - No amusement device may be operated in the State without...

Section 41-18-60. Application for permit; duration; revocation. - (A) Before commencement of the operation of a permanent or...

Section 41-18-70. Inspection requirement. - Before a permit may be issued as provided in Sections...

Section 41-18-80. Inspection procedures. - (A) In the case of a permanent device, the amusement...

Section 41-18-90. Liability insurance requirement. - Before the Labor Division of the Department of Labor, Licensing...

Section 41-18-100. Discrimination; duties of owner or lessee in event of catastrophic accident or accident resulting in serious injury; inspection and correction of defects. - (A) The owner or amusement ride operator may deny any...

Section 41-18-110. Notice to owners and operators of amusement devices. - Upon request, the director shall furnish to all owners, lessees,...

Section 41-18-120. Promulgation of regulations; fees. - The director may promulgate regulations consistent with this chapter guarding...

Section 41-18-130. Duties of director. - The director is charged with the affirmative duty of administering...

Section 41-18-140. Preemption of local regulations. - No political subdivision may make or maintain any ordinance, bylaw,...

Section 41-18-150. Civil penalties. - (A) A person is subject to a civil penalty not...

Section 41-18-160. Catapulting amusement ride permit requirements. - (A) A catapulting amusement ride must meet the following requirements...

Section 41-18-170. Miniature train amusement ride requirements. - A miniature train amusement ride must satisfy the following requirements...

Section 41-18-300. Citation of article. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Rider...

Section 41-18-310. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Parent or guardian" means...

Section 41-18-320. Riders compliance with safety rules; reports of injuries. - (A) A rider of a carnival or amusement device shall...

Section 41-18-330. Obligations of parents and guardians of riders. - Parents or guardians of riders have a duty to ensure...

Section 41-18-340. Detention by security officer for safety warning violation; defense in civil action for detention. - (A) A security or law enforcement officer may detain a...

Section 41-18-350. Notice of safety warning compliance obligation; place of posting. - (A) The owner of a carnival or amusement device shall...

Section 41-18-360. Wilful violations; penalties. - A person who wilfully violates this article is guilty of...

Chapter 21 - Future Volunteer Firefighters Act

Section 41-21-110. Junior Firefighters Program. - (A) The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and...

Chapter 25 - Private Personnel Placement Services

Section 41-25-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Private...

Section 41-25-20. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (a) "Secretary" means the...

Section 41-25-30. License required; application for license; fee; bond; claims against licensee; service of summons; place of operation of agency; no license to issue where previous application denied or license revoked. - (A) No person or firm may engage in the private...

Section 41-25-35. Registration periods for biennial licenses; proration of fees during conversion to biennial cycle; renewals. - (A) Licenses required by this chapter to be registered biennially...

Section 41-25-40. Duties of licensees. - Every licensed private personnel placement service in the State shall:...

Section 41-25-50. Prohibited activities or conduct of personnel agencies. - Any person who acts as a private personnel placement service...

Section 41-25-60. Advertisements in South Carolina by firms located outside its jurisdiction. - Any person who acts as a private personnel placement service...

Section 41-25-70. Prohibited activities or conduct of employers seeking employees or persons seeking employment. - Any person or employer seeking employees or a person seeking...

Section 41-25-80. Confidentiality of records and files. - Private personnel placement service information is confidential and must be...

Section 41-25-90. Penalties. - Any person who knowingly violates Sections 41-25-30, 41-25-40, 41-25-50, 41-25-60,...

Section 41-25-100. Liability for violations; remedies. - (a) A person who knowingly violates Sections 41-25-50, 41-25-60, 41-25-70,...

Section 41-25-110. State agencies entitled to enforce chapter. - The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by any...

Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions

Section 41-27-10. Short title. - Chapters 27 through 41 of this title shall be known...

Section 41-27-20. Declaration of state public policy. - Without intending that this section shall supersede, alter or modify...

Section 41-27-30. Construction. - Nothing in Chapters 27 through 41 of this title must...

Section 41-27-40. Amendments. - The General Assembly reserves the right to amend or repeal...

Section 41-27-110. Generally. - As used in Chapters 27 through 41 of this Title,...

Section 41-27-120. Agricultural labor. - The term "agricultural labor" includes all service performed: (1) On...

Section 41-27-130. Annual payroll. - "Annual payroll" means the total amount of wages subject to...

Section 41-27-140. Average weekly wage. - The average weekly wage of an insured worker shall be...

Section 41-27-150. Base period. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), "base period" means...

Section 41-27-160. Benefit year. - "Benefit year" means the one-year period beginning with the day...

Section 41-27-170. Benefits. - "Benefits" means the money payments payable to an individual as...

Section 41-27-180. Claimant. - "Claimant" means an individual who has filed a request for...

Section 41-27-190. Department. - "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce....

Section 41-27-200. Contributions. - "Contributions" means the money payment required by Chapter 31, Article...

Section 41-27-210. Employer. - "Employer" means: (1) Any employing unit which during any calendar...

Section 41-27-220. Employing unit. - "Employing unit" means any individual or type of organization, including...

Section 41-27-230. Employment. - "Employment" means: (1) Any service performed prior to January 1,...

Section 41-27-235. Employment by Native American tribes; benefits; contributions. - (A) The term "employment" means service performed in the employ...

Section 41-27-240. Employment office. - "Employment office" means a free public employment office operated by...

Section 41-27-250. Employment security administration fund. - "Employment security administration fund" means the employment security administration fund...

Section 41-27-260. Exempted employment. - The term "employment" as used in Chapters 27 through 41...

Section 41-27-265. Corporate officers not exempt from unemployment benefits absent corporate election; notice; procedure; exceptions; new business registration. - (A)(1) Solely for purposes of this section, "corporate officer" shall...

Section 41-27-270. Fund. - "Fund" means the unemployment compensation fund established by Chapters 27...

Section 41-27-280. Hospital. - "Hospital" means an institution which has been licensed or approved...

Section 41-27-290. Institution of higher education. - "Institution of higher education," for the purpose of this section,...

Section 41-27-300. Insured work. - "Insured work" means employment for employers. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section...

Section 41-27-310. Insured worker. - An "insured worker" is an individual who has been paid...

Section 41-27-320. Payments in lieu of contributions. - "Payments in lieu of contributions" means the money payments to...

Section 41-27-330. Secretary of Labor. - "Secretary of Labor" means the United States Secretary of Labor....

Section 41-27-340. Educational institution. - "Educational institution" means any educational institution except an institution of...

Section 41-27-350. State. - "State" includes, in addition to the states of the United...

Section 41-27-360. Statewide average weekly wage. - "Statewide average weekly wage" means the amount computed by the...

Section 41-27-370. Unemployed. - (1) An individual is considered "unemployed" in a week during...

Section 41-27-380. Wages. - (A) "Wages" means remuneration paid for personal services, including commissions...

Section 41-27-390. Week. - "Week" means calendar week or a period of seven consecutive...

Section 41-27-410. Departmental administrative contingency assessment. - Effective January 1, 1986, the departmental administrative contingency assessment is...

Section 41-27-510. Promulgation of regulations regarding unemployed individuals. - The department must promulgate regulations applicable to unemployed individuals, making...

Section 41-27-520. Included and excluded service. - If the services performed during one half or more of...

Section 41-27-525. Availability of benefits for persons seeking only part-time work. - If the majority of the weeks of work in an...

Section 41-27-530. Separate establishments deemed single employing unit. - All individuals performing services within this State for any employing...

Section 41-27-540. Individuals employed to assist agents or employees. - Each individual employed to perform or to assist in performing...

Section 41-27-550. Reciprocal agreements. - The department may enter into agreements with the appropriate agencies...

Section 41-27-560. Prohibition of libel or slander actions. - A report, communication, or other similar matter, either oral or...

Section 41-27-570. Defense of suits involving duties of department. - In case of a suit to enjoin the collection of...

Section 41-27-580. Representation of department in civil actions. - In a civil action to enforce the provisions of Chapters...

Section 41-27-590. Prosecution of criminal actions. - (A) All criminal actions for violation of any provision of...

Section 41-27-600. Compromises. - The department may compromise a civil penalty or cause of...

Section 41-27-610. Place where failure to perform acts deemed to occur. - The failure to do an act required by or under...

Section 41-27-620. Department's certificate as prima facie evidence. - The certificate of the department to the effect that a...

Section 41-27-630. Liability of State and department for payment of benefits. - A benefit is considered due and payable pursuant to Chapters...

Section 41-27-640. Extension of unemployment insurance coverage to political subdivisions mandated by P.L. 94-566. - Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, any extension of unemployment...

Section 41-27-650. Department must work in conjunction with Department of Commerce and Department of Administration on certain matters. - (A) The Department of Commerce and the Department of Employment...

Section 41-27-700. Department of Employment and Workforce Review Committee; creation. - There is created the Department of Employment and Workforce Review...

Section 41-27-710. Committee membership; organization; meetings; quorum. - (A) The committee must be composed of nine members, three...

Section 41-27-720. Duties of committee. - The committee shall: (1) nominate three qualified applicants for the...

Section 41-27-725. Powers of committee; oaths and affirmations; depositions; subpoenas. - (A) The committee in the discharge of its duties may...

Section 41-27-730. Expenses of committee and its members. - (A) The committee members are entitled to mileage, subsistence, and...

Section 41-27-740. Staff support for committee. - (A) The committee must use clerical and professional employees of...

Section 41-27-750. Comprehensive study of other states' unemployment and workforce agencies; report and recommendations. - The committee may conduct a comprehensive study of other states'...

Section 41-27-760. Candidates for Department of Employment and Workforce Appellate Panel; support pledges limited; violations. - (A) No candidate for or person intending to become a...

Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce

Section 41-29-10. Unemployment security provisions; administration by Department of Employment and Workforce. - Chapters 27 through 41 of this title shall be administered...

Section 41-29-20. Department of Employment and Workforce; creation; executive director; appointment; removal; compensation. - There is hereby created the South Carolina Department of Employment...

Section 41-29-25. Executive Director; discharge of duties. - (A) The executive director shall discharge his duties: (1) in...

Section 41-29-30. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 146, Section 123, eff March 30, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-29-30 was entitled "Secretary" and was...

Section 41-29-35. Executive Director; appointment. - (A) The Executive Director of the Department of Employment and...

Section 41-29-40. Unemployment Compensation and Employment Service Divisions; directors. - There are created under the department two coordinate divisions, the...

Section 41-29-50. Appointment of advisory councils. - The executive director may appoint local or industry advisory councils,...

Section 41-29-60. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 146, Section 123, eff March 30, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-29-60 was entitled "Organization; procedure; seal"...

Section 41-29-70. Employment of personnel. - Subject to the provisions of Chapters 27 through 41 of...

Section 41-29-80. Classification of positions; salary schedules; personnel standards. - The department shall: (1) classify all positions under Chapters 27...

Section 41-29-90, 41-29-100. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 146, Section 123, eff March 30, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-29-90 was entitled "Regulations as to...

Section 41-29-110. Duties and powers of department. - The department must promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the...

Section 41-29-120. Employment stabilization; report requirements; joint electronic filing. - (A)(1) The department, with the advice and aid of its...

Section 41-29-130. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 146, Section 123, eff March 30, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-29-130 was entitled "Rules and regulations"...

Section 41-29-140. Reciprocal agreements. - The department may enter an arrangement with the appropriate agency...

Section 41-29-150. Records; inspection and copying; confidentiality; violation; penalties. - An employing unit must keep true and accurate work records...

Section 41-29-160. Information generally confidential. - Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 27 through 41 of...

Section 41-29-170. Permitted disclosure of information. - (A) A claimant or his legal representative must be supplied...

Section 41-29-180. Reports to be kept to minimum. - The department shall endeavor, both for the relief of the...

Section 41-29-190. Witnesses, oaths, certifications, and production of books and the like. - In the discharge of the duties imposed by Chapters 27...

Section 41-29-200. Self-incriminating testimony. - A person must not be excused from attending and testifying...

Section 41-29-210. Penalties for contumacy or failure to obey subpoena. - (1) In case of contumacy by a person or refusal...

Section 41-29-220. Examination of returns or reports of national banks. - The department may request the Comptroller of the Currency of...

Section 41-29-230. State and federal cooperation. - (1) In the administration of Chapters 27 through 41 of...

Section 41-29-240. Cooperation with Railroad Retirement Board and other federal agencies. - The department may make the state's record relating to the...

Section 41-29-250. Publication of certain material; internet access. - The department must: (A) print and make available for public...

Section 41-29-260. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 146, Section 123, eff March 30, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-29-260 was entitled "Commissioners may file...

Section 41-29-270. Emergency unemployment compensation system. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapters 27 through 41 of this...

Section 41-29-280. Annual reports. - Not later than the fifteenth day of January annually, the...

Section 41-29-290. Recommendations as to change in contribution or benefit rates. - When the department believes a change in contribution or benefit...

Section 41-29-300. Department of Employment and Workforce Appellate Panel; creation; purpose; powers; composition. - (A) There is created the Department of Employment and Workforce...

Section 41-29-310. Workforce Investment Act transferred to Department of Employment and Workforce. - The Workforce Investment Act program created by the Workforce Investment...

Chapter 31 - Contributions And Payments To The Unemployment Trust Fund

Section 41-31-5. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Benefit ratio" means: (a)...

Section 41-31-10. General rate of contribution. - Each employer shall pay contributions equal to the tax rate...

Section 41-31-20. Employers' accounts. - (A) The department shall maintain a separate account for each...

Section 41-31-30. Classification of employers. - The department annually shall classify employers in accordance with their...

Section 41-31-40. Base rate computation periods. - Each employer's base rate for the twelve months commencing January...

Section 41-31-45. Debt status estimates; promulgation of regulations. - (A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Average high...

Section 41-31-50. Determination of tax rates. - Each employer eligible for a rate computation shall have his...

Section 41-31-52. Benefits for seasonal workers. - Effective with claims filed on or after January 1, 2012:...

Section 41-31-55. Additional surcharges when fund insolvent; rates; deposit in special account. - (A) In any calendar year in which the State Unemployment...

Section 41-31-60. Tax rate when delinquent report received; no reduction in tax rate class permitted when execution for unpaid tax is outstanding. - (A) If on the computation date upon which an employer's...

Section 41-31-70. Account shall not be terminated on account of suspension of business for service in armed forces. - If the department finds that an employer ceased to render...

Section 41-31-80. Omitted by 2010 Act No. 234, Section 1, eff January 1, 2011. - Editor's Note Former Section 41-31-80 was entitled "Statewide reserve ratio;...

Section 41-31-90. Effect of change of corporate name. - In the event of a change of name by a...

Section 41-31-100. Successor by purchase, merger of entire business as employer; notice. - Any person or other legal entity who acquires by purchase,...

Section 41-31-110. Computation of base rates applicable to successors. - (A) Whenever any person or other legal entity has in...

Section 41-31-120. Successor by merger, purchase of part of established business. - In the event that any person acquires by purchase, merger,...

Section 41-31-125. Assignment of employment benefit record upon acquisition or reorganization of existing employment unit. - (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 41-31-100 and 41-31-120, an...

Section 41-31-130. Refunds not authorized; adjustments made by deductions from future payments. - Nothing in Sections 41-31-110 and 41-31-120 shall be construed to...

Section 41-31-140. Transfer of experience rating account. - (A) For the purposes of this section and for tax...

Section 41-31-150. Treatment of fractions of a cent. - In the payment of any contributions or any departmental administrative...

Section 41-31-160. Contribution reports shall not be required more frequently than quarterly. - The department shall not require contribution and wage reports more...

Section 41-31-170. Report to employer on status of account; protests. - The department annually shall report to any employer the status...

Section 41-31-310. Time contributions accrue and become payable; contributions shall not be deducted from wages; limitation on collection actions. - Contributions shall accrue and become payable by each employer for...

Section 41-31-320. Examination of reports and computation of contribution; notice of excess due. - As soon as practicable after a contribution report is filed,...

Section 41-31-330. Imposition of penalty. - (A)(1) If the department finds that an additional contribution is...

Section 41-31-340. Department to give notice of improper reports; determination of contribution when employer fails to file proper report. - The department must give notice to an employing unit that...

Section 41-31-350. Penalty for failure to file report. - An employer that fails to file a report concerning wages...

Section 41-31-360. Adjustments and refunds. - (A) If, not later than four years after the date...

Section 41-31-370. Interest on unpaid contributions. - (A) Contributions unpaid on the date on which they are...

Section 41-31-380. Lien for contributions, interest, penalties, and costs. - The contributions, interest, penalties, departmental administrative contingency assessments, and costs...

Section 41-31-390. Issuance of warrant of execution for collection. - (A) If an employer defaults in any payment of contributions,...

Section 41-31-400. Procedure under execution. - (A) The department, or its authorized representative, shall file a...

Section 41-31-410. Fees. - Any clerk of court or register of deeds, as the...

Section 41-31-420. Priorities under legal dissolution or distribution. - Subsequent to any distribution of an employer's assets pursuant to...

Section 41-31-600. Definition of "nonprofit organization". - For the purposes of this article, "nonprofit organization" means an...

Section 41-31-610. Application of article. - Benefits paid to employees of nonprofit organizations shall be financed...

Section 41-31-620. Election to make payments in lieu of contributions. - Any nonprofit organization which, pursuant to item (6) of Section...

Section 41-31-630. Method of making payments; appeal from department's determination of amount due; interest and penalties. - Payments in lieu of contributions shall be made in accordance...

Section 41-31-640. Security to insure payments. - The department in its discretion may adopt regulations requiring any...

Section 41-31-650. Failure to post security. - If any nonprofit organization fails to file a bond or...

Section 41-31-660. Amount of payments; group accounts. - Each employer that is liable for payment in lieu of...

Section 41-31-670. Special provisions for organizations that made regular contributions prior to January 1, 1969. - (A) Any nonprofit organization that prior to January 1, 1969,...

Section 41-31-810. Application of Article 5. - Benefits paid to employees of a governmental entity as provided...

Section 41-31-820. Deposit and review of premiums collected from state agencies; transfers from general fund to cover claims. - (A) Unemployment compensation premiums collected from state agencies will be...

Section 41-31-910. General provisions. - Departmental administrative contingency assessments must accrue and become payable by...

Section 41-31-920. Inclusion of assessments in quarterly contribution report. - Departmental administrative contingency assessments must be reported on the employer's...

Section 41-31-930. Penalty for late payment. - If any employer's amount of the departmental administrative contingency assessment...

Chapter 33 - Employment And Workforce - Funds

Section 41-33-10. Creation and content of unemployment compensation fund. - There is established a special fund, to be known as...

Section 41-33-20. Department to control fund. - Subject to the provisions of Chapters 27 through 41 of...

Section 41-33-30. State Treasurer shall administer fund and issue warrants upon it. - The State Treasurer is ex officio treasurer and custodian of...

Section 41-33-40. Three separate accounts within fund; collections credited to clearing account. - All money in the fund must be comingled and undivided,...

Section 41-33-45. Annual reports; trend charts; cost analysis. - (A) The department shall report, by October first of each...

Section 41-33-50. Transfer of funds to United States Secretary of the Treasury for federal unemployment trust fund. - After clearance thereof, all moneys in the clearing account other...

Section 41-33-60. Withdrawals from unemployment trust fund shall constitute benefit account. - The benefit account consists of all monies requisitioned from this...

Section 41-33-70. Deposit of moneys in clearing and benefit accounts. - Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 27 through 41 of...

Section 41-33-80. Moneys must be requisitioned from State's account in unemployment trust fund for payment of benefits and refunds. - Except as provided in Section 41-33-180, money must be requisitioned...

Section 41-33-90. Requisitions by department on State Treasurer. - The department shall from time to time issue its requisition...

Section 41-33-100. Deposit of amounts drawn by department; security. - Such lump sum amounts when received by the department from...

Section 41-33-110. Representatives of department shall sign checks; bonds of representatives. - The department shall delegate to designated representatives the authority to...

Section 41-33-120. Payment of refunds. - A refund payable pursuant to Section 41-31-360 or item (6)...

Section 41-33-130. Appropriation or formal release not required for expenditures from benefit account or refunds from clearing account. - An expenditure of money in the benefit account and a...

Section 41-33-140. Withdrawal and use of money credited to State's account in unemployment trust fund. - Money credited to the account of this State pursuant to...

Section 41-33-150. Appropriation law required for requisitions from unemployment trust fund for payment of administrative expenses; warrants. - Money credited to the account of this State in the...

Section 41-33-160. Disposition of money appropriated from unemployment trust fund for administrative expenses. - Money appropriated as provided in Section 41-33-150 for the payment...

Section 41-33-170. Disposition of unused amounts in benefit payment account. - A balance of money requisitioned from the unemployment trust fund...

Section 41-33-180. Withdrawals from unemployment trust fund for certain federal benefits. - Money also may be requisitioned from this State's account in...

Section 41-33-190. Bank account for payment of certain federal benefits. - The department may establish bank accounts other than the benefit...

Section 41-33-200. Disposition of unused funds withdrawn for certain federal benefits. - A balance of money requisitioned from the unemployment trust fund...

Section 41-33-210. Management of funds upon discontinuance of unemployment trust funds. - The provisions of this article to the extent that they...

Section 41-33-220. Liability of State Treasurer on bond. - The State Treasurer shall be liable on his official bond...

Section 41-33-410. Creation and contents of Department of Employment and Workforce administration fund. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special...

Section 41-33-420. Deposit, administration, and disbursement of fund. - All money in the Department of Employment and Workforce administration...

Section 41-33-430. Use of fund; requisitions and warrants. - Monies deposited or paid into the fund are appropriated and...

Section 41-33-440. Expenditure of monies in fund. - All monies in the Department of Employment and Workforce administration...

Section 41-33-450. Liability of State Treasurer on bond. - The State Treasurer shall be liable on his official bond...

Section 41-33-460. State shall replace funds lost or improperly spent. - Money in the Department of Employment and Workforce administration fund,...

Section 41-33-470. Reports to State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department of Administration. - The department shall report to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority...

Section 41-33-610. Department of Employment and Workforce special administration fund. - (A) There is created in the State Treasury a special...

Section 41-33-710. Department of Employment and Workforce administrative contingency fund. - (A) There is created in the State Treasury a special...

Section 41-33-810. Department of Employment and Workforce interest assessment fund. - (A) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...

Section 41-33-910. Department of Employment and Workforce integrity fund. - (A) There is created in the State Treasury a special...

Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims

Section 41-35-10. Payment of benefits generally. - Benefits shall become payable from the fund to any individual...

Section 41-35-20. Payment of benefits based on certain services in schools or institutions of higher education. - (1) Benefits based on service in an instructional, research, or...

Section 41-35-30. Payment of benefits in case of death. - (A) When a benefit due an individual has been unpaid...

Section 41-35-40. Weekly benefit amount; procedure for reconsideration of determinations. - (A) An insured worker's weekly benefit amount is fifty percent...

Section 41-35-50. Maximum potential benefits for year. - The maximum potential benefits of any insured worker in a...

Section 41-35-60. Weekly benefits for partial unemployment. - Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week must...

Section 41-35-65. Wages paid for previously uncovered services. - With respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after...

Section 41-35-66. Benefits for participants in sports or athletic events. - Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the...

Section 41-35-67. Benefits to aliens. - (1) Benefits shall not be paid on the basis of...

Section 41-35-100. Preservation of benefit rights of persons in armed forces. - The department must promulgate regulations necessary to preserve the benefit...

Section 41-35-110. Conditions of eligibility for benefits. - An unemployed insured worker is eligible to receive benefits with...

Section 41-35-115. Service as witness or juror not to constitute disqualification for benefits. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, an individual otherwise eligible for...

Section 41-35-120. Disqualification for benefits. - An insured worker is ineligible for benefits for: (1) Leaving...

Section 41-35-125. Benefits for individuals unemployed as a result of domestic abuse. - (A)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 41-35-120, an individual is...

Section 41-35-126. Military relocation benefits. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 41-35-120, an individual is eligible...

Section 41-35-130. Payments which must not be charged to former employer. - (A) A benefit paid to a claimant for unemployment immediately...

Section 41-35-135. Charge of overpaid benefits to employer's account. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall...

Section 41-35-140. Disclosure regarding child support obligations; deductions from benefits due. - (A) The department may require an individual filing a new...

Section 41-35-310. "Extended benefit period" defined. - "Extended benefit period" means a period which (1) Begins with...

Section 41-35-320. Payment of extended unemployment security benefits when federally funded. - (1) For a week in which one hundred percent federal...

Section 41-35-330. "State 'on' indicator" and "State 'off' indicator" defined. - (A) There is a "state 'on' indicator" for this State...

Section 41-35-340. "Rate of insured unemployment" defined. - For purposes of Section 41-35-330 "rate of insured unemployment" means...

Section 41-35-350. "Regular benefits" defined. - "Regular benefits" means benefits payable to an individual under Chapters...

Section 41-35-360. "Additional benefits" defined. - "Additional benefits" means benefits totally financed by a state payable...

Section 41-35-370. "Extended benefits" defined. - "Extended benefits" means benefits (including benefits payable to Federal civilian...

Section 41-35-380. "Eligibility period" defined. - "Eligibility period" of an individual means the period consisting of...

Section 41-35-390. "Exhaustee" defined. - "Exhaustee" means an individual who, with respect to any week...

Section 41-35-400. "State law" defined. - "State law" means the unemployment insurance law of any state,...

Section 41-35-410. Application of provisions relating to regular benefits. - Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other...

Section 41-35-420. Eligibility for extended benefits. - (A) An individual is eligible to receive extended benefits with...

Section 41-35-430. Weekly extended benefit amount. - The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for...

Section 41-35-440. Total extended benefit amount. - (1) The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible...

Section 41-35-450. Announcement of state "on" and "off" indicators or extended benefit periods; computation of rate of insured unemployment. - When an extended benefit period is to become effective in...

Section 41-35-610. Procedures must be pursuant to department regulations; duties of employers. - A request for determination of insured status, a request for...

Section 41-35-615. Notice to employer by United States mail or electronic mail; designation of preferred method of notice; default; time for required response. - All notices given to an employer concerning a request for...

Section 41-35-620. Notice of determination of insured status. - (1) Written notice of a determination of insured status shall...

Section 41-35-630. Determination of claim when labor dispute is involved; determinations involving multiple claimants; group appeals. - (A) In a case where the payment or denial of...

Section 41-35-640. Reconsideration of determinations. - (A) An initial determination may for good cause be reconsidered....

Section 41-35-650. Notification of denial. - If subsequent to an initial determination or redetermination benefits with...

Section 41-35-660. Appeals. - The claimant or any other interested party may file an...

Section 41-35-670. Benefits must be paid until determination, redetermination or decision has been modified or reversed. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision contained in this article, benefits must...

Section 41-35-680. Decision on appeal. - Unless an appeal is withdrawn, an appeal tribunal, after affording...

Section 41-35-690. Exclusive procedure for appeals. - The procedure provided in this chapter for appeals from a...

Section 41-35-700. Appeal tribunals. - (A) To hear and decide appeal claims, the executive director...

Section 41-35-710. Appellate Panel review of appeal tribunal decision. - The Department of Employment and Workforce Appellate Panel may on...

Section 41-35-720. Conduct of appealed claims. - The department must promulgate regulations establishing rules of procedure for...

Section 41-35-730. Fees of subpoenaed witnesses. - Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this article must be allowed fees...

Section 41-35-740. Judicial review of department's decision. - A decision of the department, in the absence of an...

Section 41-35-750. Procedure to obtain review. - Within thirty days from the date of mailing the department's...

Section 41-35-760. Publication of department regulations on electronic website. - (A) The department must promulgate all regulations described in this...

Chapter 37 - Employment And Workforce - Employer's Coverage

Section 41-37-10. Period of coverage generally. - Except as provided in Section 41-37-20, any employing unit which...

Section 41-37-20. Election as to coverage. - (A) An employing unit not otherwise subject to Chapters 27...

Section 41-37-30. Termination of coverage. - Except as otherwise provided in Section 41-37-20: (A) As of...

Chapter 39 - Employment And Workforce - Protection Of Rights And Benefits

Section 41-39-10. Validity of waiver of rights, employee's agreement to pay employer's contributions. - No agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute...

Section 41-39-20. Validity of assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of benefits; exemption of benefits. - No assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits...

Section 41-39-30. Limitation on charging and amount of fees. - An individual claiming benefits may not be charged a fee...

Section 41-39-40. Income tax withholding from unemployment compensation. - (A) As of January 1, 1997, an individual filing an...

Chapter 41 - Employment And Workforce - Offenses, Penalties And Liabilities

Section 41-41-10. False statements or representations, or failures to disclose material facts, to obtain or increase benefits. - Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it to...

Section 41-41-20. Suspension of benefits to claimant making false statement or failing to disclose material fact; deduction from benefits. - (A) A claimant found by the department knowingly to have...

Section 41-41-30. False statements or representations, or failures to disclose material facts, to prevent or reduce payment of benefits or contributions. - Any employing unit or any officer or agent of an...

Section 41-41-40. Recovery of benefits paid to person not entitled to benefits. - (A)(1) A person who has received a sum as benefits...

Section 41-41-45. Improper unemployment compensation payments. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the department...

Section 41-41-50. General penalty. - An employing unit or person who wilfully violates a provision...

Chapter 42 - State Employment Service

Section 41-42-10. South Carolina State Employment Service; division of Department of Employment and Workforce; free public employment offices; powers and duties of division. - The department must create a division known as the "South...

Section 41-42-20. Director; powers and duties; appointment of director and other officers and employees. - The division must be administered by a full-time salaried director,...

Section 41-42-30. Provisions of federal act establishing national employment system accepted by State; South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is cooperating state agency. - The provisions of the act of Congress mentioned in Section...

Section 41-42-40. Division authorized to enter into agreements; may accept contributions to unemployment compensation administration fund. - For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment...

Chapter 43 - South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Fund Act

Section 41-43-10. Citation of chapter. - This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Jobs...

Section 41-43-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:...

Section 41-43-30. South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority created; status; governance by Board of Directors; composition of board. - There is created the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, a...

Section 41-43-40. Appointment and qualifications of directors; ex officio members; terms. - The Governor shall appoint, upon the advice and consent of...

Section 41-43-50. Organization of board; disposition of net earnings; state to retain residual interest; retention of unexpended funds for subsequent years. - As soon as practicable after appointment, the board shall organize...

Section 41-43-60. Meetings of the board; telephonic meetings; quorum; majority vote required for action. - Meetings of the board shall be held at times and...

Section 41-43-70. Functions and duties of the authority generally. - The authority shall promote and develop the business and economic...

Section 41-43-80. Implementation of programs; delegation of authority; responsibility for programs. - The authority must implement the programs of this act as...

Section 41-43-90. Corporate and other powers of the authority. - The authority has the rights and powers of a body...

Section 41-43-100. Industrial development projects. - In addition to other powers vested in the authority by...

Section 41-43-110. Issuance of bonds; utilization of proceeds. - (A) The authority may issue bonds to provide funds for...

Section 41-43-120. Authority bonds to constitute lawful fiduciary investment. - It is lawful for executors, administrators, guardians, committees, and other...

Section 41-43-130. Bonds and income exempt from certain taxes; exemption of documents from transfer and stamp taxes. - The bonds and the income therefrom are exempt from all...

Section 41-43-140. Insurance fund; use as security for holders of bonds. - The authority may create an insurance fund consisting solely of...

Section 41-43-150. Antidiscrimination in administration of programs; persons and projects eligible for assistance. - (A) The programs established by this act are administered so...

Section 41-43-160. Loan programs; authorized purposes; authority's powers as to loans. - The authority may utilize any of its program funds to...

Section 41-43-170. Guaranty fund authorized; purposes. - The authority is authorized to create a guaranty fund, consisting...

Section 41-43-180. Determination of economically distressed areas; criteria. - The authority must maintain a list of the most economically...

Section 41-43-190. Expert programs; purposes; criteria for assistance. - (A) Upon securing sufficient funds, the authority is directed to...

Section 41-43-200. Collection and dissemination of information and data. - The authority is authorized to implement such programs as may...

Section 41-43-210. Funds for administrative purposes. - All funds of the authority must be segregated or otherwise...

Section 41-43-220. Administrative funds not to be obligated except for administrative expenses. - The authority must not incur any obligations, other than obligations...

Section 41-43-230. Disposition of property; authority not required to advertise or take bids. - The authority may dispose of any property acquired by it...

Section 41-43-240. Creation of other corporations. - The authority is authorized to establish profit or not-for-profit corporations...

Section 41-43-250. Protection of confidential information. - Any information submitted to or compiled by the authority in...

Section 41-43-260. Annual audit and report. - The authority must be audited annually by the State Auditor...

Section 41-43-270. Application of Administrative Procedures Act. - The authority must implement its programs in accordance with regulations...

Section 41-43-280. Chapter not to affect other provisions as to authority; when authority considered "agency," "state agency", or other form of state institution. - Neither this chapter nor anything contained in this chapter is...

Section 41-43-290. Severability provision. - If a term or provision of a section of this...

Section 41-43-300. South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority; implementation of State Small Business Credit Initiative; capital assistance programs and other credit support programs; contracts with Business Development Corporation; designati... - (A) The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority is designated, authorized,...

Chapter 44 - Palmetto Seed Capital Fund Limited Partnership

Section 41-44-10. Definitions. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-20. Taxpayer credit. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-30. Tax credit, computation; corporation filing consolidated return; effect of merger, consolidation, or reorganization. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-40. Credit carryover. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-50. Maximum amount of credits allowed. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-60. Palmetto Seed Capital Corporation established. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-70. Tax exemptions. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-80. Redemption of qualified investment. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-90. Procedure to receive tax credit. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

Section 41-44-100. Forms. - [This section is repealed upon certification that remaining investments of...

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