South Carolina § 41-10-10 Definitions.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 41-10-10 — Definitions.

South Carolina § 41-10-10

Title 41LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Ch. 10PAYMENT OF WAGES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 41-10-10 (2026).

Text

As used in this chapter:

(1)"Employer" means every person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, receiver, or other officer of a court of this State, the State or any political subdivision thereof, and any agent or officer of the above classes employing any person in this State.

(2)"Wages" means all amounts at which labor rendered is recompensed, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, or commission basis, or other method of calculating the amount and includes vacation, holiday, and sick leave payments which are due to an employee under any employer policy or employment contract. Funds placed in pension plans or profit sharing plans are not wages subject to this chapter.

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As used in this chapter: (1) "Employer" means every person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, receiver, or other officer of a court of this State, the State or any political subdivision thereof, and any agent or officer of the above classes employing any person in this State. (2) "Wages" means all amounts at which labor rendered is recompensed, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, or commission basis, or other method of calculating the amount and includes vacation, holiday, and sick leave payments which are due to an employee under any employer policy or employment contract. Funds placed in pension plans or profit sharing plans are not wages subject to this chapter.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 380, SECTION 1, eff April 21, 1986; 1990 Act No. 463, SECTION 1, eff May 7, 1990. Effect of Amendment The 1990 amendment deleted in subsection (2) "and severance" following "sick leave".