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S. 1014
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts and Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3529dw06.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Workers' compensation
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/10/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-41
1/10/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-41
2/28/2006 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Ford, Rankin,
Elliott, Hutto, Ritchie, Bryant, Lourie
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 42-9-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON HAS BEEN DECLARED PERMANENTLY DISABLED IN A FINAL ORDER OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO DEFEND HIS AWARD OF BENEFITS, HIS ATTORNEY'S FEE MUST BE PAID BY HIS EMPLOYER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Title 42 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 42-9-35. If a person has been declared permanently disabled in a final order of the Workers' Compensation Commission and is required to appear before the commission to defend his award of benefits, his attorney's fee must be paid by his employer."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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