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SC Code § 40-82-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-250. General liability insurance.

 A transporter of propane, utility gas plant, dealer, reseller, cylinder exchange company, or installer of appliances engaged in any of the activities provided for in Section 40-82-30 shall obtain general liability insurance in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars from a company licensed to conduct business in this State as a prerequisite to obtaining a license under this chapter. The general liability insurance must include manufacturer's or contractor's liability and product's liability insurance. The insurance carrier shall certify to the board through the Office of State Fire Marshal by a standard certificate of insurance executed by a licensed insurance agent that the required coverages are in effect and may not be canceled by the insurance carrier without at least thirty days notice to the board through the Office of State Fire Marshal by registered mail.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-260. Dealer ascertainment of reseller's license.

 Before a dealer may sell liquefied petroleum gas to a person for resale to the public, the dealer shall ascertain that the person is licensed and certified by the board through the Office of the State Fire Marshal to resell the liquefied petroleum gas. A dealer wilfully violating this section is subject to penalties provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-270. Notifying supplier concerning installation and servicing of system; notice regarding alterations or modifications.

 (1) An installer or service worker shall notify the supplier of propane before beginning any work on the system supplied by a liquefied petroleum gas supplier. If more than one liquefied petroleum gas supplier has supplied gas to the container of the system, the last supplier of liquefied petroleum gas must be notified before any work is performed on the system.  (2) Any consumer, owner, end user, or person who alters or modifies in any way his liquefied petroleum gas equipment, gas burning appliance, or system installed by a licensed dealer shall, for informational purposes, notify the licensed dealer who next fills or otherwise services his liquefied petroleum gas system that such work has been performed. The licensed dealer shall notify their customers in writing at least once per year of the customer's statutory obligation of notification in regard to modifications to their propane appliances or systems. This notice should be provided in a separate and distinct disclosure and not a part of other safety literature given to customers.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 155, Section 2, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 13, 2010).  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment inserted item designator (1) and added item (2).
SC Code § 40-82-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-280. Orders concerning hazardous conditions; penalties.

 If a condition is found as a result of the inspection, examination, or investigation provided in Section 40-82-80 that is hazardous to the public safety, the board or the Office of the State Fire Marshal or an agent of the State Fire Marshal shall issue an order in writing to remove or correct the condition. If a person fails to comply with the terms of the order, the board may impose a fine, suspend the license, or refuse to renew or continue the license.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-290. Grounding electrical circuits or appliances.

 Electrical circuits or electrical appliances including, but not limited to, radios, telephones, or other electrical apparatus may not be grounded to a liquefied petroleum gas system or appliance. A dealer or a dealer's agent finding a violation of this section shall request the owner of the property to remove the ground. If the owner fails to comply with this request, the dealer or the dealer's agent shall report the noncompliance immediately to the board through the Office of the State Fire Marshal.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-300. Safety cut-off valves on certain heating appliances.

 (A) A heating appliance installed for use in a hotel, motel, tourist home, school, church, theater, auditorium, institutional building, hospital, nursing home, convalescent home, or other place of public assembly or rest must be equipped with a pilot having a one hundred percent safety cut-off valve of an automatic operating type. The pilot safety valve must have positive control of the flow of gas to the appliance burners in public places for sleeping purposes.  (B) A vented space heater equipped with a one hundred percent safety cut-off valve or an unvented space heater factory equipped with an oxygen depletion sensor pilot may be installed in sleeping quarters or bathrooms of residences and in areas of a manufactured home other than sleeping quarters or bathrooms:  (1) a vented space heater is vented to the outside in accordance with manufacturer's instructions;  (2) the aggregate input BTU rating of the appliance does not exceed twenty BTU's per hour per cubic foot of space in the room where the heater is placed;  (3) the required clearances are maintained; and  (4) the heater is securely anchored to the wall or floor.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-310. Reporting fires and explosions.

 An owner, manager, or operator of a vehicle or equipment regulated by this chapter within twenty-four hours shall make a report to the board through the office of the State Fire Marshal of any fire or explosion in connection with the equipment or gas system which the person has serviced, installed, or performed other work upon of accidental or incendiary origin of which the person has knowledge, with as complete detail as possible, together with evidence as he has obtained after investigation of the discovery of the fire or explosion. Reports filed pursuant to this section are confidential and for the use of the board only pending investigation completion.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-320. Manufacturing by-products exempt.

 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to liquefied petroleum gas used as a by-product in the manufacture of a product.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-82-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 82 - Liquid Petroleum Gas|Section 40-82-330. Severability.

 If a provision of this chapter or the application of a provision to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 128, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-83-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 83 - Registration Of Immigration Assistance Services Act|Section 40-83-10. Citation of act.

 This act shall be cited as the "Registration of Immigration Assistance Service Act".  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 280, Section 13.
SC Code § 40-83-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 83 - Registration Of Immigration Assistance Services Act|Section 40-83-20. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, the term:  (A) "Compensation" means money, property, services, promise of payment, or anything else of value given in exchange for a service.  (B) "Director" means the Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, or his designee.  (C) "Employed by" means that a person is on the payroll of the employer and the employer deducts from the employee's paycheck social security and withholding taxes or that a person receives compensation from the employer on a commission basis or as an independent contractor.  (D) "Immigration assistance service" means information or action provided or offered to customers or prospective customers related to immigration matters, excluding legal advice, recommending a specific course of legal action or providing other assistance that requires legal analysis, legal judgment, or interpretation of the law.  (E) "Immigration matter" means a proceeding, filing, or action affecting the nonimmigrant, immigrant, or citizenship status of any person that arises under:  (1) immigration and naturalization law, executive order, or presidential proclamation of the United States or any foreign country; or  (2) action of the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Homeland Security, or the United States Department of Justice.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 280, Section 13.
SC Code § 41-1-10 (2021)
2021 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 printed notice stating the provisions of the law relative to the employment of adult persons and children and the regulation of hours and working conditions. The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee shall furnish the printed form of such notice upon request.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-451; 1952 Code Section 40-451; 1942 Code Section 3253-13; 1936 (39) 1615; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 959, eff February 1, 1994; 2010 Act No. 137, Section 1, 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 deleted "in every room where five or more persons are employed" following "posted in a conspicuous place" in the first sentence.
SC Code § 41-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 may establish a drug prevention program in the workplace pursuant to Section 38-73-500(B) which shall include:  (1) a substance abuse policy statement that balances the employer's respect for individuals with the need to maintain a safe, productive, and drug-free environment. The intent of the policy shall be to help those who need it while sending a clear message that the illegal use of nonprescription controlled substances or the abuse of alcoholic beverages is incompatible with employment at the specified workplace; and  (2) notification to all employees of the drug prevention program and its policies at the time the program is established by the employer or at the time of hiring the employee, whichever is earlier.  (B) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and test results, written or otherwise, received by the employer through a substance abuse testing program are confidential communications, but may be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed in any civil or administrative proceeding.  (C) Employers, laboratories, medical review officers, insurers, drug or alcohol rehabilitation programs, and employer drug prevention programs, and their agents who receive or have access to information concerning test results shall keep all information confidential. Release of such information under any other circumstance shall be solely pursuant to a written consent form signed voluntarily by the employee tested or his designee unless the release is completed through disclosure by an agency of the State in a civil or administrative proceeding, order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or determination of a professional or occupational licensing board in a related disciplinary proceeding. The consent form must contain at a minimum:  (1) the name of the person who is authorized to obtain the information;  (2) the purpose of the disclosure;  (3) the precise information to be disclosed;  (4) the duration of the consent; and  (5) the signature of the person authorizing release of the information.  (D) Information on test results shall not be released for or used or admissible in any criminal proceeding against the employee.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 92, Section 2, eff June 10, 1997.
SC Code § 41-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 41-1-20. Unlawful discrimination against union members.

 Every person who shall discharge or discriminate in the payment of wages against any person because of his membership in a labor organization shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars or be imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-453; 1952 Code Section 40-453; 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.
SC Code § 41-1-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 41-1-25. Employee benefits, establishment by political subdivisions prohibited; definitions.

 (A) For purposes of this section:  (1) "Employee benefit" means anything of value that an employee may receive from an employer in addition to wages. This term includes, but is not limited to, any health benefits, disability benefits, death benefits, group accidental death and dismemberment benefits, paid days off for holidays, paid sick leave, paid vacation leave, paid personal necessity leave, retirement benefits, and profit-sharing benefits.  (2) "Political subdivision" includes, but is not limited to, a municipality, county, school district, special purpose district, or public service district.  (B) A political subdivision of this State may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employee benefit.  (C) This section does not limit the authority of political subdivisions to establish employee benefits in employment relationships to which they are a party.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 3 (S.218), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017.
SC Code § 41-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 termination against an employer who discharges an employee authorized to work in the United States for the purpose of replacing that employee with a person the employer knows or should reasonably know is an unauthorized alien.  (B) An aggrieved employee must show all of the following:  (a) the replacement occurred within sixty days of the date of the employee's termination;  (b) the replacement worker was an unauthorized alien at the time of the replacement;  (c) the employer knew or reasonably should have known of the replacement worker's status; and  (d) the replacement worker filled duties and responsibilities the employee vacated.  (C) This section does not create an employment contract for either a public or private employer.  (D) An employee who brings a civil suit pursuant to this section is limited to the following recovery:  (1) reinstatement to his former position;  (2) actual damages; and  (3) lost wages.  (E) A cause of action does not arise against an employer who submits the necessary identifying information for all employees through the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement (SAVE) program, the E-Verify Program or a successor program used for verification of work authorization and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security.  (F) Any cause of action arising pursuant to this section is equitable in nature and must be brought within one year of the date of the alleged violation.  (G) For any action brought pursuant to this section, the court may award attorney fees to the prevailing party.  (H) The provisions of this section do not apply to a private employer who terminates an employee to comply with the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 41.  (I) This section takes effect ninety days after the effective date of the act.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 280, Section 12, eff 90 days after effective date of act (approved June 4, 2008).
SC Code § 41-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.  (2) It shall be unlawful for any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, to agree to pay, or to pay, to or for the benefit of a labor organization, directly or indirectly, any charge by reason of the placing upon, delivery to, or movement by rail, or by a railroad car, of a motor vehicle, trailer, or container which is also capable of being moved or propelled upon the highways.  (3) It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to accept or receive from any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, any payment described in item (2) hereof.  (4) Any person who agrees to pay, or who does pay, or who agrees to receive, or who does receive, any payment described in item (2) hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for a period of not less than thirty days, nor more than one year, in the discretion of the court. Each act of violation, and each day during which such an agreement remains in effect, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-457; 1962 (52) 1739.
SC Code § 41-1-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 41-1-65. Employers granted immunity from liability for disclosure of information.

 (A) As used in this section:  (1) "Employer" means any person, partnership, for profit or nonprofit corporation, limited liability corporation, the State and its political subdivisions and their agents that employ one or more employees. As used in this definition, "agent" means any former supervisor or the employer's designee.  (2) "Employee" means any person employed by an employer.  (3) "Evaluation" means a written employee evaluation which was conducted by the employer and signed by the employee, including any written employee response to the evaluation, before the employee's separation from the employer and of which the employee, upon written request, shall be given a copy.  (4) "Former employee" means an individual who was previously employed by an employer.  (5) "Job performance" includes, but is not limited to, attendance, attitude, awards, demotions, duties, effort, evaluations, knowledge, skills, promotions, and disciplinary actions.  (6) "Prospective employer" means any employer to which a prospective employee has made application, either oral or written, or forwarded a resume or other correspondence expressing an interest in employment.  (7) "Prospective employee" means any person who has made an application either oral or written or has sent a resume or other correspondence to a prospective employer indicating an interest in employment.  (B) Unless otherwise provided by law, an employer shall be immune from civil liability for the disclosure of an employee's or former employee's dates of employment, pay level, and wage history to a prospective employer.  (C) Unless otherwise provided by law, an employer who responds in writing to a written request concerning a current employee or former employee from a prospective employer of that employee shall be immune from civil liability for disclosure of the following information to which an employee or former employee may have access:  (1) written employee evaluations;  (2) official personnel notices that formally record the reasons for separation;  (3) whether the employee was voluntarily or involuntarily released from service and the reason for the separation; and  (4) information about job performance.  (D) This protection and immunity shall not apply where an employer knowingly or recklessly releases or discloses false information.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 281, Section 1, eff May 6, 1996.  Editor's Note  1996 Act No. 281, Section 2, provides:  "SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 41-1-65 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 1 of this act, shall apply to causes of action occurring on or after the effective date of this act."
SC Code § 41-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|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 employee complies with a valid subpoena to testify in a court proceeding or administrative proceeding or to serve on a jury of any court is subject to a civil action in the circuit court for damages caused by the dismissal or demotion.  Damages for dismissal are limited to no more than one year's salary or fifty-two weeks of wages based on a forty-hour week in the amount the employee was receiving at the time of receipt of the subpoena.  Damages for demotion are limited to the difference for one year between the salary or wages based on a forty-hour week which the employee received before the demotion and the amount he receives after the demotion.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 320, eff February 20, 1986 and retroactive to January 1, 1984 (approved by the Governor on February 20, 1986).