Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:94 Primary Sponsor:Land Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Workers' compensation payments Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/2321 Introduced Date:Sep 17, 1990 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Prefiled and temporarily assigned S.94, Withdrawn prior to Introduction Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Land Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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94 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Prefiled and temporarily
assigned S.94, Withdrawn
prior to Introduction
94 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 12
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 42-9-260, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTICE TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION WHEN PAYMENTS OF COMPENSATION HAVE BEGUN AND TO SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY IMPOSED UPON THE INSURANCE CARRIER OR EMPLOYER, AND PAYABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE, FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE RULE AS TO TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF BENEFITS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The third unnumbered paragraph of Section 42-9-260 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 410 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"Failure to comply with such the rule as to termination or suspension of benefits must result in a twenty-five fifty percent penalty imposed upon the carrier or employer computed on the amount of benefits withheld without prior commission approval, and the amount of the penalty must be paid to the employee in addition to the amount of benefits withheld. However, the penalty does not apply if the employer or carrier has terminated or suspended benefits when the employee has returned to any employment at the same or similar wage."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.