South Carolina
Updated to reflect elimination of the subminimum wage, effective August 1, 2024.
This guide provides an overview of laws relevant to separation from employment in South Carolina, including those related to at-will employment, final pay, disqualifications from unemployment benefits and protections for employees' use of lawful products or political affiliations.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of South Carolina requirements regarding drugs, alcohol and smoking in the workplace, including those related to the South Carolina Drug-Free Workplace Act, drug and alcohol policies, drug and alcohol testing, medical marijuana, unemployment compensation and workers' compensation, discrimination, smoking restrictions and off-duty tobacco use.
Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.
Table of contents containing links to all the policy statements available for South Carolina, which together combine to form a suggested supplement to an employee handbook.
South Carolina employers with 15 or more employees that seek to educate employees about the availability of reasonable accommodations for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including, but not limited to, lactation) and to demonstrate compliance with South Carolina law should consider including this model policy in their handbook.
South Carolina employers seeking to show their compliance with South Carolina's law regarding lactation accommodation should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.