http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/41 Articles discussing workplace law in South Carolina. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:11:53 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2877 Article: 2877 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Ogletree Deakins is pleased to announce that in response to certain concerns raised by the South Carolina business community, the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations (LLR) has agreed to revise its enforcement procedures in connection with the private employment provisions of the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 2008 (SCIIRA). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2796 Article: 2796 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations (LLR) investigators are continuing to visit employer sites unannounced to enforce the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act. They are not only requesting documentation to prove that the employer is not “knowingly or intentionally” employing unauthorized workers, but they are also asking to speak to employees to question them on the employment verification process. As pointed out in our July 10, 2009 South Carolina eAuthority, we believe that LLR’s application and enforcement of the law, and its methodology for selecting employers for “random” audits, reach beyond the scope of its legal authority and raise several serious legal issues. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2785 Article: 2785 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Two weeks after the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act (SCIIRA) took effect for private employers with 100 or more employees, the South Carolina Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) is already actively enforcing the law. The DLLR hired ten investigators to perform random compliance audits and to respond to written complaints throughout the state. The investigators are conducting audits using support teams of multiple DLLR agents. Despite the law's provision for a "random auditing program," the DLLR identified 13 immigration prone industries, which it is openly targeting for auditing, including the construction, manufacturing, transportation and food service industries. A complete list of these industries is included below. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2779 Article: 2779 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act took effect on July 1, 2009 for private employers with 100 or more employees. All other private employers must be in compliance by July 1, 2010. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2753 Article: 2753 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) For private employers in South Carolina with 100 or more employees, compliance with the employment verification requirements of the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act begins July 1, 2009. The Act's verification procedures apply to all employees hired on or after July 1, 2009. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2349 Article: 2349 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) South Carolina has become the most recent state to require employers to use a federal work verification program to verify employees' legal status. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford recently signed into law "The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act," which requires both private and public employers to register and participate in a federal work verification program, such as E-Verify, the online employment eligibility verification program operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The new law also prohibits state employers from awarding contracts or subcontracts to employers who fail to use federal work verification programs. The new law also provides for strict penalties against employers who "knowingly or intentionally" employ any unauthorized workers. The penalties include monetary fines, suspension, and even permanent revocation of the ability to employ workers in South Carolina. (For more information on E-Verify requirements, see Littler's 2008 ASAP, Proposed Regulation Addresses Mandatory Use of E-Verify for Federal Contractors, and additional articles on state requirements on www.littler.com.) http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2267 Article: 2267 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act, a comprehensive reform law deemed the "strongest in the nation" by state legislators, was signed by Governor Mark Sanford on June 4, 2008. The Act, a compromise of both sides of the General Assembly of South Carolina as well as the office of the Governor, was ratified by the General Assembly on May 29, 2008, after a 94-19 House vote. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2266 Article: 2266 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Today, Governor Mark Sanford signed into law the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act (H. 4400). The new law prohibits employers in South Carolina from "knowingly and intentionally" employing unauthorized aliens and establishes steps that all employers will be required to take to verify the work status of new hires. Employers that violate the provisions of the law will face tough penalties in the form of monetary fines and possible suspension, even permanent revocation, of the ability to employ workers in South Carolina. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2253 Article: 2253 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) South Carolina has become the most recent state to join the battle against the employment of illegal immigrants. On June 4, 2008, the Governor signed the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act (H 4400). Among other things, this law prohibits employers from knowingly and intentionally employing unauthorized aliens. The law provides that employers who comply in good faith with its employment verification requirements will not be deemed to have knowingly and intentionally employed unauthorized aliens. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2247 Article: 2247 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Today Gov. Mark Sanford will sign into law the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act. The legislation places South Carolina among the few states that require public and private employers to take affirmative steps to verify the legal status of new employees.