Current Status Bill Number:1140 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980324 Primary Sponsor:Land All Sponsors:Land, Hayes and Courtney Drafted Document Number:psd\7286ac.98 Companion Bill Number:4861 Residing Body:Senate Subject:Workers' Compensation Commission, hearings on; selection site provisions
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980429 Committee report: majority 11 SJ
favorable, with amendment,
minority unfavorable
Senate 19980324 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 29, 1998
S. 1140
S. Printed 4/29/98--S.
Read the first time March 24, 1998.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1140), to amend Section 42-17-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to hearings before the Workers' Compensation Commission, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, beginning on line 36, in Section 14-17-20, as contained in SECTION 1, by striking lines 36 and 37 and inserting therein the following:
/at issue of the time and place of such hearing. The hearing shall must be held in the city or county in which the injury occurred if that county provides adequate space for hearings on a regular basis, or in another county not more than fifty miles from the seat of the county of injury, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and authorized by the commission; and, upon a motion of either party, the commission must take any hardship circumstances into consideration."/
Amend title to conform.
Majority favorable. Minority unfavorable.
C. TYRONE COURTNEY LARRY A. MARTIN
For Majority. For Minority.
TO AMEND SECTION 42-17-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HEARINGS BEFORE THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEARING MUST BE HELD AT A SITE DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSION TAKING ANY HARDSHIP INTO CONSIDERATION IN SELECTING THE SITE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 42-17-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 42-17-20. If the employer and the injured employee or his dependents fail to reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this title within fourteen days after the employer has knowledge of the injury or after a death or if they have reached such an agreement which has been signed and filed with the commission and compensation has been paid or is due in accordance therewith and the parties thereto then disagree as to the continuance of any weekly payment under such agreement, either party may make application to the commission for a hearing in regard to the matters at issue and for a ruling thereon. Immediately after such application has been received, the commission shall set a date for a hearing, which shall be held as soon as practicable, and shall notify the parties at issue of the time and place of such hearing. The hearing shall must be held in the city or county in which the injury occurred, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and authorized at a site designated by the commission and, upon a motion of either party, must take any hardship circumstances into consideration in selecting the site."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.