South Carolina » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com All Things Labor and Employment Law Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:13:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-elin-icon-32x32.jpg South Carolina » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com 32 32 South Carolina House and Senate Introduce Legislation on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-house-and-senate-introduce-legislation-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:13:32 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=100498 State legislators have introduced bills in the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate to amend Title 1, Chapter 1 of the South Carolina Code by adding sections addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for state offices or departments, including all political subdivisions, and institutions of higher learning

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]]> South Carolina Healthcare Reform in 2025 https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-healthcare-reform-in-2025/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:11:37 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=82519 South Carolina Executive Office of Health and Policy https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-executive-office-of-health-and-policy/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:00:01 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=57140 New Reporting Requirements for South Carolina Employers https://www.elinfonet.com/new-reporting-requirements-for-south-carolina-employers/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:10:01 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=56614 Starting in the first quarter of 2024, employers must report Standard Occupational Code (SOC) information for their employees in the quarterly wage file reports due by April 30, 2024. 

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]]> SC Court of Appeals Upholds Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Former Employee from Using Personnel Information https://www.elinfonet.com/sc-court-of-appeals-upholds-preliminary-injunction-prohibiting-formeremployee-from-using-personnel-information/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:58:58 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=55844 H. 3605 Results in New Programs and Procedures for the SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation https://www.elinfonet.com/h-3605-results-in-new-programs-and-procedures-for-the-sc-department-oflabor-licensing-and-regulation/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:42:25 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=47936 South Carolina Supreme Court Holds “Fetal Heartbeat Law” is Unconstitutional: Abortion Laws Remain the Same as Before the United States Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-supreme-court-holds-fetal-heartbeat-law-isunconstitutional-abortion-laws-remain-the-same-as-before-the-united-statessupreme-courts-decision-in-dobbs/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=43239 South Carolina Human Affairs Commission Releases Prohibition Against Employment Discrimination Poster https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-human-affairs-commission-releases-prohibition-against-employment-discrimination-poster/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 07:06:00 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=43027 On November 14, 2022, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission revised its employment anti-discrimination poster. The poster serves to inform employees and applicants of the protected classes of individuals covered by the South Carolina Human Affairs Law regarding the types of employment actions prohibited by the law, how to report

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]]> Greenville County Council Approves New Workforce/Affordable Housing Policy https://www.elinfonet.com/greenville-county-council-approves-new-workforce-affordable-housing-policy/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 20:50:48 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=41129 On October 18, 2022, the Greenville County Council approved a new policy which provides incentives for the development of affordable and workforce housing by allowing for credits against a project owner’s fee in lieu of ad valorem property taxes.

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]]> New Law Attempts to Place Limitations on Vaccine Mandates in South Carolina: Necessitating Affidavit to SC DEW in Certain Circumstances https://www.elinfonet.com/new-law-attempts-to-place-limitations-on-vaccine-mandates-in-southcarolina-necessitating-affidavit-to-sc-dew-in-certain-circumstances/ Wed, 18 May 2022 13:00:01 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=36198 On April 25, 2022, Governor Henry McMaster signed bill H.3126 into law in an effort to signal the state’s continued opposition to any mandated COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

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]]> South Carolina Anti-Vaccine Mandate Law: Implications for Private Employers https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-anti-vaccine-mandate-law-implications-for-private-employers/ Mon, 16 May 2022 22:09:38 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=36075 South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed into law House Bill 3126, which has implications for public and private employers that continue to require employees in South Carolina to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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]]> South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Curtailing Employer Vaccine Mandates https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-governor-signs-bill-curtailing-employer-vaccine-mandates/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:31:00 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=35531 On April 25, 2022, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law House Bill 3126, which, among other things, bans state and local governments from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a condition of employment and provides certain protections for workers subject to private employers’ vaccination requirements.

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]]> South Carolina Senate Passes Medical Cannabis Legislation https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-senate-passes-medical-cannabis-legislation/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:39:39 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=33382 On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the South Carolina Senate voted to pass the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act (S. 150) on third reading, which would allow for certain forms of medical cannabis in the state for the first time. 

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]]> South Carolina Senate Debates Legislation to Legalize Medical Cannabis https://www.elinfonet.com/south-carolina-senate-debates-legislation-to-legalize-medical-cannabis/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:01:03 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=32978 Just over a year ago, the South Carolina Legislature introduced the “South Carolina Compassionate Care Act” (S. 150 and H. 3361), which, for the first time, would allow medical cannabis in the state. 

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]]> Recent South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions May Increase Legal Risks in Employee Terminations https://www.elinfonet.com/recent-south-carolina-supreme-court-decisions-may-increase-legal-risks-in-employee-terminations/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:35:05 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=32548 The South Carolina Supreme Court issued two decisions late in 2021 that may impact employers’ and co-workers’ potential liability in litigation arising from an employee’s discharge.

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