South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 44

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      44
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010110
Primary Sponsor:                  McConnell
All Sponsors:                     McConnell, Ford, Mescher, Rankin, Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0004.gfm.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 12 
                                  SLCI
Subject:                          Unemployment compensation benefits, 
                                  employee terminated as result of 
                                  discrimination entitled to receive; Labor, 
                                  Employer


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010110  Introduced, read first time,           12 SLCI
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND TITLE 41, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 20, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON EMPLOYED IN THIS STATE WHO IS FIRED OR TERMINATED FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF HIS DISPLAY, DURING THE HOURS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, OF AN ETHNIC, HERITAGE, RELIGIOUS, OR POLITICAL EMBLEM, IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 41-20-10. A person employed in this State who is fired or terminated from his employment because of his display, during the hours of his employment, of an ethnic, heritage, religious, or political emblem, is not prohibited from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. This section does not apply to the display on clothing or uniforms of the emblems set forth herein."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to employment terminations occurring after the effective date of this section.

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