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SC Code § 41-35-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-330. "State 'on' indicator" and "State 'off' indicator" defined.

 (A) There is a "state 'on' indicator" for this State for a week if the department determines, pursuant to the regulations of the United States Secretary of Labor, that for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks the rate of insured unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, under Chapters 27 through 41 of this title:  (1) equaled or exceeded one hundred twenty percent of the average of those rates for the corresponding thirteen week period ending in each of the preceding two calendar years; and  (2) equaled or exceeded five percent. With respect to benefits for weeks of unemployment beginning after July 1, 1977, the determination of whether there has been a "state 'on' or 'off' indicator" for this State beginning or ending an extended benefit period must be made under this section as if:  (a) subsection (A) did not contain item (1); and  (b) the word "five" contained in item (2) of this subsection were "six" except that, notwithstanding a provision of this section, a week for which there would otherwise be a "state 'on' indicator" for this State must continue to be such a week and must not be determined to be a week for which there is a "state 'off' indicator" for this State.  (B) There is a "state 'off' indicator" for this State for a week if, for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks, either items (1) or (2) of subsection (A) are not satisfied.  (C) This section applies to weeks beginning after September 25, 1982.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-127; 1971 (57) 950; 1975 (59) 77; 1977 Act No. 161 Section 15; 1983 Act No. 62 Section 11; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 82, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "commission"; redesignated all of the subsections in the section; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 41-35-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-340. "Rate of insured unemployment" defined.

 For purposes of Section 41-35-330 "rate of insured unemployment" means the percentage derived by dividing the:  (1) average weekly number of individuals filing claims for regular state compensation in this State for weeks of unemployment with respect to the most recent thirteen consecutive week period, as determined by the department on the basis of its reports to the United States Secretary of Labor, by  (2) average monthly employment covered under Chapters 27 through 41 of this title for the first four of the most recent six completed calendar quarters ending before the end of this thirteen-week period.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-128; 1971 (57) 950; 1983 Act No. 62 Section 12; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 83, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "commission" in subsection (1); and made other nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 41-35-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-350. "Regular benefits" defined.

 "Regular benefits" means benefits payable to an individual under Chapters 27 through 41 of this Title or under any other State law (including benefits payable to Federal civilian employees and to ex-servicemen pursuant to 5 U.S.C. chapter 85) other than extended benefits and additional benefits.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-129; 1971 (57) 950; 1973 (58) 248.
SC Code § 41-35-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-360. "Additional benefits" defined.

 "Additional benefits" means benefits totally financed by a state payable to exhaustees by reason of conditions of high unemployment or by reason of other special factors under the provisions of any state law. If extended compensation is payable to an individual by this State and additional compensation is payable to him for the same week by another state, he may elect which of the two types of compensation to claim.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-129.1; 1973 (58) 248.
SC Code § 41-35-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-370. "Extended benefits" defined.

 "Extended benefits" means benefits (including benefits payable to Federal civilian employees and to ex-servicemen pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Chapter 85) payable to an individual under the provisions of this section for weeks of unemployment in his eligibility period.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-130; 1971 (57) 950.
SC Code § 41-35-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-380. "Eligibility period" defined.

 "Eligibility period" of an individual means the period consisting of the weeks in his benefit year which begin in an extended benefit period and, if his benefit year ends within such extended benefit period, any weeks thereafter which begin in such period.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-131; 1971 (57) 950.
SC Code § 41-35-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-400. "State law" defined.

 "State law" means the unemployment insurance law of any state, approved by the U.S. Secretary of Labor under Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-133; 1971 (57) 950.
SC Code § 41-35-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-410. Application of provisions relating to regular benefits.

 Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other provisions of this section, as provided in the regulations of the department, the provisions of Chapters 27 through 41 of this title which apply to claims for, or the payment of, regular benefits must apply to claims for, and the payment of, extended benefits.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-134; 1971 (57) 950; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 84, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "Commission"; and made one other nonsubstantive change.
SC Code § 41-35-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-430. Weekly extended benefit amount.

 The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in his eligibility period shall be an amount equal to the weekly benefit amount payable to him during his applicable benefit year. For any individual who was paid benefits during the applicable benefit year in accordance with more than one weekly benefit amount, the weekly extended benefit amount shall be the average of such weekly benefit amounts.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-136; 1971 (57) 950.
SC Code § 41-35-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-440. Total extended benefit amount.

 (1) The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to his applicable benefit year is the least of the following amounts:  (a) Fifty percent of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable to him under Chapters 27 through 41 of this title in his applicable benefit year.  (b) Thirteen times his weekly benefit amount which was payable to him under Chapters 27 through 41 of this title for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year.  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapters 27 through 41 of this title, if the benefit year of any individual ends within an extended benefit period, the remaining balance of extended benefits that such individual would, but for this section, be entitled to receive in that extended benefit period, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the end of the benefit year, must be reduced (but not below zero) by the product of the number of weeks for which the individual received any amounts as trade readjustment allowances within that benefit year, multiplied by the individual's weekly benefit amount for extended benefits.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-137; 1971 (57) 950; 1983 Act No. 62 Section 14.
SC Code § 41-35-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|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 this State as a result of a "state 'on' indicator", or an extended benefit period is to be terminated in this State as a result of a "state 'off' indicator", the department must make an appropriate public announcement. A computation required by the provisions of Section 41-35-340 must be made by the department pursuant to regulations prescribed by the United States Secretary of Labor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-138; 1971 (57) 950; 1983 Act No. 62 Section 15; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 86, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for two occurrences of "commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 41-35-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-610. Procedures must be pursuant to department regulations; duties of employers.

 A request for determination of insured status, a request for initiation of a claim series in a benefit year, a notice of unemployment, a certification for waiting-week credit, and a claim for benefits must be made pursuant to regulations the department promulgates. An employer must post and maintain in places readily accessible to individuals in his service printed statements concerning regulations or related matters the department prescribes by regulation. An employer must supply those individuals copies of the printed statements or materials the department prescribes by regulation. These statements or materials must be supplied by the department to an employer without cost to the employer.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-151; 1952 Code Section 68-151; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1955 (49) 480; 1972 (57) 2309; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 87, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for four occurrences of "Commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 41-35-615 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|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 determination of insured status, a request for initiation of a claim series in a benefit year, a notice of unemployment, a certification for waiting-week credit, a claim for benefits, and any reconsideration of a determination must be made by United States mail or electronic mail. The employer may designate with the department its preferred method of notice. If an employer does not make a designation, then notices must be made by United States mail. The employer may not be required to respond to the notice until ten calendar days, or the next business day if the tenth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, after the postmark on notices sent via United States mail or ten calendar days after the date a notice is sent via electronic mail.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 115, eff March 30, 2010; 2011 Act No. 3, Section 14, eff March 14, 2011.  Effect of Amendment  The 2011 amendment, in the fourth sentence, substituted "until ten calendar days, or the next business day if the tenth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, after" for "until twelve business days after" and "calendar days" for "business days".
SC Code § 41-35-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-620. Notice of determination of insured status.

 (1) Written notice of a determination of insured status shall be furnished to the claimant promptly. Such notice shall include a statement as to whether the claimant is an insured worker, the amount of wages for insured work paid to him by each employer during his base period, and the employers by whom such wages were paid. For an insured worker the notice shall include also his benefit year, his weekly benefit amount, and the maximum amount of benefits that may be paid to him for his unemployment during such year; for a worker who is not insured, the notice shall include the reason for such determination.  (2) The claimant, his most recent employer, and any employer whose account may be affected by adjudication of the claim shall be promptly notified in writing of the initial determination, any amended initial determination, or redetermination and the reasons therefor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-152; 1952 Code Section 68-152; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1955 (49) 480; 1972 (57) 2309.
SC Code § 41-35-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|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 a benefit will be determined by the provisions of Section 41-35-120(6), the department must designate a special examiner to make an initial determination with respect to it. The determination of the examiner may be appealed in the same manner, within the same time, and through the same procedures as any other determination. The department may, upon written request by a group of workers or their authorized representative, allow one of a group representing a grade or class of workers similarly situated to file an appeal known as a "Group Test Appeal", and the decision of the appeal tribunal or the department regarding the disqualification of the group representative because of the application of Section 41-35-120(6) is binding on the entire group.  (B) When a determination involves multiple claimants and difficult issues of fact or law, the department may designate a special examiner to render the determination. A determination, which may be appealed in the same manner, within the same time, and through the same procedures as any other determination. The department must allow a claimant affected by this determination to join in one appeal and the decision of the appeal tribunal or the department is binding on all claimants who are parties to the consolidated appeal.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-153; 1952 Code Section 68-153; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1972 (57) 2309; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 88, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment redesignated subsections (1) and (2) as (A) and (B), respectively; substituted "department" for five occurrences of "Commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 41-35-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-640. Reconsideration of determinations.

 (A) An initial determination may for good cause be reconsidered. A party entitled to notice of an initial determination may apply for a reconsideration not later than ten days after the determination was mailed to his last known address. Notice of the redetermination must be promptly given in the manner prescribed in this article with respect to notice of an initial determination.  (B) An initial determination must be reconsidered when the department finds an error in computation or of a similar character has occurred in connection with it or that wages of the claimant pertinent to the determination, but not considered in connection with it, have been newly discovered. However, this redetermination must not be made after one year from the date of the original determination. The reconsidered determination supersedes the original determination. Notice of this redetermination promptly must be given in the manner prescribed in this article with respect to notice of an original determination. Subject to the same limitations and for the same reasons, the department may reconsider a determination in a case where a final decision is rendered by an appeal tribunal, the department, or a court, and, after notice to and the expiration of the period for appeal by the persons entitled to notice of the final decision, may apply to the body or court that rendered the final decision and seek a revised decision. In the event that an appeal involving an original determination is pending on the date a redetermination is issued, the appeal, unless withdrawn, must be treated as an appeal from the redetermination.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-154; 1952 Code Section 68-154; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1955 (49) 480; 1972 (57) 2309; 1973 (58) 248; 1981 Act No. 108 Section 11; 2002 Act No. 203, Section 3, eff April 10, 2002; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 89, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2002 amendment, in subsection (1), in the second sentence, deleted "or otherwise delivered to him" following "address"; and in the third sentence, substituted "must" for "shall", and deleted the comma following "promptly given".  The 2010 amendment redesignated subsections (1) and (2) as (A) and (B), respectively; substituted "department" for three occurrences of "Commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 41-35-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-650. Notification of denial.

 If subsequent to an initial determination or redetermination benefits with respect to any week for which a claim has been filed are denied for reasons other than matters included in the initial determination or redetermination, the claimant shall be promptly notified of the denial and the reasons therefor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-155; 1952 Code Section 68-155; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1952 (47) 1884; 1972 (57) 2309.
SC Code § 41-35-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-660. Appeals.

 The claimant or any other interested party may file an appeal from an initial determination, redetermination, or subsequent determination not later than ten days after the determination was mailed to his last known address. The term "any other interested party" means the claimant's last or separating employer and any employer whose account may be affected by the adjudication of the claim. If an appeal is filed with respect to a matter other than the weekly benefit amount or maximum amount of benefits payable and the appeal tribunal affirms a determination allowing benefits, the benefits paid before the decision disallowing benefits shall not be recovered from any claimant regardless of any appeal which may subsequently be taken to the extent that these benefits are not charged to the account of any employer.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-156; 1952 Code Section 68-156; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1972 (57) 2309; 1973 (58) 248; 1975 (59) 330; 1981 Act No. 108 Section 12; 2002 Act No. 203, Section 4, eff April 10, 2002.  Effect of Amendment  The 2002 amendment, in the first sentence, deleted ", or otherwise delivered to him" following "address"; in the second sentence, substituted "means" for "shall mean and include", and deleted "last or" and the comma preceding and following "separating employer", respectively; in the third sentence, deleted "duly" preceding "filed", the comma following "benefits payable", and substituted "the" for "such", "before" for "prior to", "subsequently" for "thereafter", and "these" for "such".
SC Code § 41-35-670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|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 be paid pursuant to a determination, redetermination, or the decision of an appeal tribunal, the department, or a reviewing court upon the issuance of that determination, redetermination, or decision, regardless of the pendency of the period to apply for reconsideration, file an appeal, or petition for judicial review provided with respect to it or the pendency of such an application, filing, or petition, until the determination, redetermination, or decision has been modified or reversed by a subsequent redetermination or decision, in which event benefits must be paid or denied for weeks of unemployment afterward pursuant to the modifying or reversing redetermination or decision.  (B) If a determination or redetermination allowing a benefit is affirmed by the appeal tribunal or the department, or if a decision of an appeal tribunal allowing a benefit is affirmed by the department, those benefits must be paid promptly regardless of a further appeal that may be taken, and no injunction, supersedeas, stay, or other writ or process suspending the payment of the benefits must be issued by a court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-157; 1952 Code Section 68-157; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1972 (57) 2309; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 90, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment redesignated subsections (1) and (2) as (A) and (B), respectively; substituted "department" for three occurrences of "Commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 41-35-680 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 35 - Employment And Workforce - Benefits And Claims|Section 41-35-680. Decision on appeal.

 Unless an appeal is withdrawn, an appeal tribunal, after affording the parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, after notice of not less than seven days, must make findings and conclusions promptly and on the basis of the findings and conclusions affirm, modify, or reverse the determination or redetermination within thirty days from the date of the hearing. Each party promptly must be furnished a copy of the decision, including the reasons for the decision. This must be considered the final decision of the department, unless within ten days after the date of mailing the decision a further appeal is initiated pursuant to Section 41-35-710.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-158; 1952 Code Section 68-158; 1942 Code Section 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1972 (57) 2309; 1983 Act No. 56 Section 2; 2002 Act No. 203, Section 5, eff April 10, 2002; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 91, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2002 amendment, in the first sentence, inserted "of the findings and conclusions" preceding "affirm"; in the second sentence, substituted "including" for "together with", deleted "therefore" and inserted "for the decision" following "reasons"; and made nonsubstantive changes throughout.  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.