South Carolina § 63-17-1210 Employer New Hire Reporting program.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-17-1210 — Employer New Hire Reporting program.

South Carolina § 63-17-1210

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 17PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-17-1210 (2026).

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(A)By January 1, 1996, the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Social Services shall create and develop an Employer New Hire Reporting program. The Employer New Hire Reporting program shall provide a means for employers to voluntarily assist in the state's efforts to locate absent parents who owe child support and collect child support from those parents by reporting information concerning newly hired and rehired employees directly to the division.

(B)The following provisions apply to the Employer New Hire Reporting program:

(1)An employer doing business in this State may participate in the Employer New Hire Reporting program by reporting to the Child Support Enforcement Division:

(a)the hiring of a person who resides or works in this State to whom the employer anti

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(A) By January 1, 1996, the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Social Services shall create and develop an Employer New Hire Reporting program. The Employer New Hire Reporting program shall provide a means for employers to voluntarily assist in the state's efforts to locate absent parents who owe child support and collect child support from those parents by reporting information concerning newly hired and rehired employees directly to the division. (B) The following provisions apply to the Employer New Hire Reporting program: (1) An employer doing business in this State may participate in the Employer New Hire Reporting program by reporting to the Child Support Enforcement Division: (a) the hiring of a person who resides or works in this State to whom the employer anticipates paying earnings; or (b) the rehiring or return to work of an employee who was laid off, furloughed, separated, granted leave without pay, or terminated from employment. (2) The Employer New Hire Reporting program applies to a person who is expected to: (a) be employed for more than one month's duration; (b) be paid for more than three hundred fifty hours during a continuous six-month period; or (c) have gross earnings of more than three hundred dollars in each month of employment. (3) An employer who voluntarily reports under item (1) shall submit monthly reports regarding each hiring, rehiring, or return to work of an employee during the preceding month. The report must contain: (a) the employee's name, address, social security number, date of birth, and salary information; and (b) the employer's name, address, and employer identification number. (4) Employers reporting to the Employer New Hire Reporting program shall provide information to the Child Support Enforcement Division by: (a) sending a copy of the new employee's W-4 form; (b) completing a form supplied by the Child Support Enforcement Division; or (c) any other means authorized by the Child Support Enforcement Division for conveying the required information, including electronic transmission or magnetic tapes in compatible formats. (5) An employer is authorized by this section to disclose the information described in item (3) and is not liable to the employee for the disclosure or subsequent use by the Child Support Enforcement Division of the information. (6) Information received by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce from employers which includes information contained in the reports provided for in this section must be transmitted to the Department of Social Services within fifteen working days after the end of each quarter.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2. Code Commissioner's Note Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2010 Act No. 146, SECTION 122, "Department of Employment and Workforce" was substituted for all references to "Employment Security Commission", and "Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce" or "executive director" was substituted for all references to the "Chairman of the Employment Security Commission" or "chairman" that refer to the Chairman of the Employment Security Commission, as appropriate. ARTICLE 11 Income Withholding to Enforce Child Support DERIVATION TABLE Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived. NewSection FormerSection 63-17-1410 20-7-1315(A) 63-17-1420 20-7-1315(B) 63-17-1430 20-7-1315(C) 63-17-1440 20-7-1315(D) 63-17-1450 20-7-1315(E) 63-17-1460 20-7-1315(F)(1)-(10) 63-17-1470 20-7-1315(G) 63-17-1480 20-7-1315(H)(1) 63-17-1490 20-7-1315(H)(2) 63-17-1500 20-7-1315(H)(3) 63-17-1510 20-7-1315(F)(11) 63-17-1520 20-7-1315(H)(4) 63-17-1530 20-7-1315(H)(5) 63-17-1540 20-7-1315(H)(6) 63-17-1550 20-7-1315(I)(1) 63-17-1560 20-7-1315(I)(2) 63-17-1570 20-7-1315(J) 63-17-1580 20-7-1315(M) 63-17-1590 20-7-1315(K) 63-17-1600 20-7-1316