H*2778 (Rat #0158, Act #0108 of 1981) General Bill, By H.C. Granger
    A Bill to amend Section 41-27-210, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the definition of "employer" under the Employment Security Law, so as to correct an improper reference to an item in the Section; to amend Section 41-27-260, as amended, relating to exempted employment, so as to further define "exempted employment"; to amend Section 41-27-370, as amended, relating to the definition of "unemployment", so as to further define "unemployment"; to amend Section 41-27-380, as amended, relating to the definition of "wages", so as to further define "wages"; to amend Section 41-31-60, relating to unpaid employment security taxes, so as to clarify the penalties for employers who fail to submit unemployment compensation tax reports; to amend Section 41-31-80, relating to the statewide reserve ratio, so as to remove the wages of reimbursable employers from the formula and eliminate the imbalance in computing the statewide reserve ratio; to amend Section 41-31-110, relating to computation of rates applicable to successor employers, so as to clarify state policy as to the transfer of contribution rates to such employers and carry out the administration of experience rating policies; to amend Section 41-31-620, as amended, relating to payments to the unemployment fund by nonprofit organizations, so as to restore certain provisions of the Section inadvertently deleted by a previous amendment to the Section; to amend Section 41-31-660, as amended, relating to the amount of payments to the unemployment funds, so as to permit chargebacks against reimbursable employers to be prorated; to amend Section 41-35-420, relating to eligibility for extended benefits, so as to bring the State Unemployment Compensation Law into conformance with the Federal Law; to amend Section 41-35-640, relating to reconsideration of determination, so as to provide for a ten-day period to request reconsideration; to amend Section 41-35-660, relating to appeals, so as to provide that a claimant who has been determined to be eligible for benefits shall be required to repay such benefits if such determination of eligibility is later reversed; and to amend Section 41-41-40, relating to recovery of benefits paid to persons not entitled thereto, so as to provide that the claimant shall be required to repay the Commission prior to having overpayments deducted from future payments; and to repeal Sections 41-35-70, 41-35-80 and 41-35-90, relating to the definition of "seasonal industry", "seasonal worker", and rules for seasonal workers.
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04/14/81	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-1819
04/14/81	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-1820
04/22/81	House	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-1960
04/28/81	House	Read second time HJ-2073
04/28/81	House	Reconsidered HJ-2074
04/28/81	House	Debate adjourned HJ-2074
04/29/81	House	Read second time HJ-2111
04/30/81	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2154
04/30/81	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-15
04/30/81	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-15
05/27/81	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-25
05/28/81	Senate	Read second time SJ-17
06/02/81	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-11
06/10/81	House	Ratified R 158 HJ-3169
06/15/81		Signed By Governor
06/15/81		Effective date 06/15/81
06/15/81		Act No. 108
06/25/81		Copies available