H 4498 General Bill, By Sandifer
Summary: South Carolina Wage Assignment Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA WAGE ASSIGNMENT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 41 SO AS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES EARNED OR TO BE EARNED BY AN EMPLOYEE TO SECURE A DEBT, TO PROVIDE DEFENSES TO A DEMAND FOR A WAGE ASSIGNMENT, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS, TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYER MAY NOT DISCHARGE OR SUSPEND AN EMPLOYEE BECAUSE HIS EARNINGS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO WAGE DEMANDS, AND TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 41 AS ARTICLE 1 ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS".
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01/15/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 25)
01/15/14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 25)