South Carolina Statutes

§ 41-1-110 — Conspicuous disclaimer of contract of employment created by handbook, personnel manual, or other document issued by employer.

South Carolina § 41-1-110
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 41LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

This text of South Carolina § 41-1-110 (Conspicuous disclaimer of contract of employment created by handbook, personnel manual, or other document issued by employer.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 41-1-110 (2026).

Text

It is the public policy of this State that a handbook, personnel manual, policy, procedure, or other document issued by an employer or its agent after June 30, 2004, shall not create an express or implied contract of employment if it is conspicuously disclaimed. For purposes of this section, a disclaimer in a handbook or personnel manual must be in underlined capital letters on the first page of the document and signed by the employee. For all other documents referenced in this section, the disclaimer must be in underlined capital letters on the first page of the document. Whether or not a disclaimer is conspicuous is a question of law.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 185, SECTION 1, eff March 15, 2004.

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