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SC Code § 41-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 employee has instituted or caused to be instituted, in good faith, any proceeding under the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law (Title 42 of the 1976 Code), or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.  Any employer who violates any provision of this section is liable in a civil action for lost wages suffered by an employee as a result of the violation, and an employee discharged or demoted in violation of this section is entitled to be reinstated to his former position. The burden of proof is upon the employee.  Any employer shall have as an affirmative defense to this section the following: wilful or habitual tardiness or absence from work; being disorderly or intoxicated while at work; destruction of any of the employer's property; failure to meet established employer work standards; malingering; embezzlement or larceny of the employer's property; violating specific written company policy for which the action is a stated remedy of the violation.  The failure of an employer to continue to employ, either in employment or at the employee's previous level of employment, an employee who receives compensation for total permanent disability, is in no manner to be considered a violation of this section.  The statute of limitations for actions under this section is one year.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 451, eff May 26, 1986.
SC Code § 41-1-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 be the basis of personnel action, including, but not limited to, employment, termination, demotion, or promotion of an employee.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 593, Section 2A, eff June 25, 1990.
SC Code § 41-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 complete a job training program conducted either by the employer or on behalf of the employer by an outside organization prior to consideration for employment shall give each prospective employee before beginning the training program a notice in the form prescribed by Section 41-1-100 if completion of the job training program does not guarantee the prospective employee regular employment on a permanent basis by the employer.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 332, Section 1, eff July 1, 1986.
SC Code § 41-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 printed matter promoting the job training program and on every application for enrollment in the program in substantially the following form: "Notice. Completion of this job training program does not guarantee you regular employment on a permanent basis by the employer who requires you to complete the program."  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 332, Section 2, eff July 1, 1986.
SC Code § 41-1-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 handbook, personnel manual, policy, procedure, or other document issued by an employer or its agent after June 30, 2004, shall not create an express or implied contract of employment if it is conspicuously disclaimed. For purposes of this section, a disclaimer in a handbook or personnel manual must be in underlined capital letters on the first page of the document and signed by the employee. For all other documents referenced in this section, the disclaimer must be in underlined capital letters on the first page of the document. Whether or not a disclaimer is conspicuous is a question of law.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 185, Section 1, eff March 15, 2004.
SC Code § 41-1-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 a nonprofit youth sports organization and a coach which specifies that the coach is an independent contractor and not an employee of the nonprofit youth sports organization and also which otherwise satisfies the requirements of this section constitutes conclusive evidence that the relationship between the nonprofit youth sports organization and the coach is that of an independent contractor relationship rather than an employment relationship for the purposes of this section, and that the nonprofit youth sports organization consequently is not obligated to:  (1) secure compensation for the coach pursuant to the workers' compensation law; and  (2) withhold federal and state income taxes from money paid to the coach for services he provides to the organization pursuant to the contract.  (B) A written agreement provided in subsection (A) must contain a conspicuously located disclosure appearing in bold-faced, underlined, or large type. This agreement must be acknowledged by the parties as indicated by their signatures, initials, or other means to evince that the parties have read and understand the disclosure. This disclosure clearly must state that the coach is:  (1) an independent contractor and not an employee of the nonprofit youth sports organization for the purposes listed in subsection (A)(1) and (2);  (2) not entitled to workers' compensation benefits in connection with his or her contract with the nonprofit youth sports organization; and  (3) obligated to pay federal and state income tax on any money paid pursuant to the contract for coaching services, and that as a consequence the nonprofit youth sports organization will not withhold any amounts from the coach for purposes of satisfying the coach's income tax liability.  (C) A written agreement between a nonprofit youth sports organization and a coach formed pursuant to this subsection may not, in and of itself, be construed as conclusive evidence that an independent contractor relationship exists for purposes of required coverage under the state unemployment compensation law or any civil action instituted by a third party.  (D) As used in this section, "nonprofit youth sports organization" means an organization that is exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is primarily engaged in conducting organized sports programs for persons under twenty-one years of age.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 155 (H.3576), Section 1, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 41-3-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|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 must be appointed by the Governor pursuant to the provisions of Section 40-1-40. The director means the chief administrative officer of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the department, and it is the duty of the department to administer and enforce the regulations and direct all inspections and investigations except as otherwise provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-1; 1952 Code Section 40-1; 1942 Code Section 3253-11; 1936 (39) 1615; 1941 (42) 119; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 960, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 2, eff March 31, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted this section for one which read: "A Department of Labor is hereby created and established under the supervision and direction of a commissioner to be known as the Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall have charge of the administration of the Department of Labor and the enforcement of all rules and regulations which it is the duty of the Department to administer and enforce and shall direct all inspections and investigations except as otherwise provided".  The 2010 amendment deleted the first sentence, relating to the creation of the Division of Labor.
SC Code § 41-3-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|Section 41-3-30. Employees.

 The Director of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, or his designee, pursuant to Section 40-1-40, may employ such personnel and prescribe their duties, powers, and functions as he considers necessary and as may be authorized by the statute and for which funds have been authorized in the annual general appropriations act. The director or his designee may assign or transfer employees from one subdivision to another or may combine the clerical and inspection forces of two or more subdivisions, as he may consider necessary and advisable.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-3; 1952 Code Section 40-3; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 961, eff February 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted the first sentence for one allowing the commissioner to appoint and assign clerks, stenographers and other employees, with approval of the division directors, to perform the work of the Department, and fix their pay, subject to the approval of the General Assembly or such agency as it may designate; and in the second sentence substituted "director or his designee" for "Commissioner" and "subdivision" for "division".
SC Code § 41-3-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|Section 41-3-40. Promulgation of regulations by director.

 The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, or his designee, shall promulgate regulations with reference to this title as shall be necessary properly to carry out the duties imposed upon the department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-4; 1952 Code Section 40-4; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 962, eff February 1, 1994; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 977, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 3, eff March 31, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The first 1993 amendment rewrote this section which formerly provided "The Commissioner shall make such rules and regulations with reference to the work of the Department and of the several divisions thereof as shall be necessary properly to carry out the duties imposed upon the Commissioner and the work of the Department."  The second 1993 amendment substituted "Subdivision of the Division of Labor" for "Division of Labor.  The 2010 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 41-3-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director 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 and inspect at reasonable hours, as often as practicable, all places, sites, or areas where employment comes under the jurisdiction of the department to enforce the provisions of Chapters 1 through 24.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-5; 1952 Code Section 40-5; 1942 Code Sections 3240, 3253-13; 1932 Code Section 3240; Civ. C. '22 Section 946; Civ. C. '12 Section 868; 1909 (26) 14; 1936 (39) 1615; 1972 (57) 2399; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 963, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 4, eff March 31, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "The director of the department or his designee" for "The Commissioner, his assistants and inspectors" and "division" for "Commissioner".  The 2010 amendment substituted "24" for "25 of this Title" at the end of this section.
SC Code § 41-3-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|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 department inspector when citing any such employer or contractor for a violation of any regulation or standard provided by law shall first determine which employer or contractor is in violation and such employer or contractor only shall be cited and held responsible for such violation.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 175 Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 964, eff February 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "department" for "Department of Labor".
SC Code § 41-3-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|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 or his designee shall enforce all laws of Chapters 1 through 24 in places, sites, or areas, which come under his jurisdiction, and appoint such assistants and inspectors as necessary to carry out his duties. The duties of such assistants and inspectors shall be prescribed by the director which come under his jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-6; 1952 Code Section 40-6; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1972 (57) 2400; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 965, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 5, eff March 31, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment in the first sentence substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner" and in the last sentence substituted "director" for "Commissioner".  The 2010 amendment substituted "24" for "25 of this Title" following "Chapters 1 through" in the first sentence.
SC Code § 41-3-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director 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 his employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee, his assistant or inspector during the physical inspection of any workplace for the purpose of aiding such inspection. No employee shall suffer any loss of wages or other benefits which would normally accrue to him because of his participation in the walk-around inspection under this section. Where there is no authorized representative, the director or his designee, his assistant or inspector shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of health and safety in the workplace.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-6.1; 1973 (58) 378; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 966, eff February 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner" in the first sentence and in the last sentence substituted "director or his designee" for "Commissioner".
SC Code § 41-3-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|Section 41-3-100. Furnishing of blanks and forms.

 All blanks and forms required by the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee under provisions of Chapters 1 through 24 must be furnished by the director or his designee.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-10; 1952 Code Section 40-10; 1942 Code Section 3245; 1932 Code Section 3245; Civ. C. '22 Section 951; Civ. C. '12 Section 873; 1909 (26) 14; 1972 (57) 2400; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 968, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 6, eff March 31, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner of Labor" and "director or his designee" for "Commissioner".  The 2010 amendment substituted "24 must" for "25 of this Title shall" following "Chapters 1 through"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 41-3-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|Section 41-3-110. Powers of director generally.

 The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee may subpoena witnesses, documents, take and preserve testimony, examine witnesses, administer oaths and, under proper restrictions, enter any public institution of the State or any factory, store, workshop, laundry, public eating house or mine and interrogate any person employed therein or connected therewith or the proper officers of a corporation or he may file a written or printed list of interrogatories and require full and complete answers to them to be returned, under oath, within fifteen days of the receipt of such list.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-11; 1952 Code Section 40-11; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1974 (58) 2328; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 969, eff February 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner of Labor".
SC Code § 41-3-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|Section 41-3-120. Enforcement.

 The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee shall enforce the provisions of Chapters 1 through 24 and prosecute all violations of law relating to those chapters before any court of competent jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-12; 1952 Code Section 40-12; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1972 (57) 2517; 1981 Act No. 180 Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 970, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 7, eff March 31, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner of Labor".  The 2010 amendment substituted "24" for "25 of this Title" following "Chapters 1 through".
SC Code § 41-3-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director 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 the city court, upon the request of the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee, or any of his assistants or deputies, shall prosecute any violation of law which it is the duty of the director or his designee to enforce.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-13; 1952 Code Section 40-13; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 971, eff February 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment and substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner of Labor" and "director or his designee" for "Commissioner".
SC Code § 41-3-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|Section 41-3-140. Penalties for impeding director in performance of his duties.

 Any person who shall willfully impede or prevent the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee, his agents or assistants, in the free and full performance of his duties shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days or more than six months, or both.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-14; 1952 Code Section 40-14; 1942 Code Section 3237; 1932 Code Section 1299; Cr. C. '22 Section 194; Cr. C. '12 Section 487; 1909 (26) 15; 1924 (33) 1096; 1934 (38) 1364; 1936 (39) 1615; 1941 (42) 119; 1972 (57) 2769; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 972, eff February 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner of Labor".
SC Code § 41-3-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 3 - Department And Director Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation|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 Commissioner of Labor appears or is used, it is considered to mean the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee. Wherever in any other chapter of Title 41 the term Department of Labor appears or is used, it is considered to mean the Division of Labor, that is, a division of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Wherever in any other chapter of Title 41 the term division appears or is used with reference to a division of the former Department of Labor, it is considered to mean a subdivision of the Division of Labor. Any contested case or matter heard or decided by the former Commissioner of Labor, his designee, or any other employee of the former Department of Labor may be appealed to an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 977, eff February 1, 1994; 1994 Act No. 358, Section 1, eff May 3, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1994 amendment provided that any contested matter heard by the former commissioner of labor may be appealed to an administrative law judge rather than the OSHA Review Board.
SC Code § 41-7-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|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 this State that the right of persons to work must not be denied or abridged because of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or labor organization.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-46; 1954 (48) 1692; 2012 Act No. 197, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 41-7-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 7 - Right To Work|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 organization whereby persons not members of such labor organizations shall be denied the right to work for such employer or whereby such membership is made a condition of employment, or of continuance of employment by such employer, or whereby any such union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any enterprise, is hereby declared to be against public policy, unlawful and an illegal combination or conspiracy.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-46.1; 1954 (48) 1692.