South Carolina § 41-35-720 Conduct of appealed claims.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 41-35-720 — Conduct of appealed claims.

South Carolina § 41-35-720

Title 41LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Ch. 35EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE—BENEFITS AND CLAIMS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 41-35-720 (2026).

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The department must promulgate regulations establishing rules of procedure for proceedings, hearings, and appeals to the appellate panel and the appeal tribunals pursuant to Section 41-35-790. The rules of procedure must address the manner for determining the rights of each party to an appeal. The rules of procedure are not required to conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of procedure. A full and complete record must be kept of all proceedings in connection with an appealed claim. Testimony at a hearing before an appeals tribunal on an appealed claim must be recorded but must not be transcribed unless the claim is appealed to the appellate panel.

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The department must promulgate regulations establishing rules of procedure for proceedings, hearings, and appeals to the appellate panel and the appeal tribunals pursuant to Section 41-35-790. The rules of procedure must address the manner for determining the rights of each party to an appeal. The rules of procedure are not required to conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of procedure. A full and complete record must be kept of all proceedings in connection with an appealed claim. Testimony at a hearing before an appeals tribunal on an appealed claim must be recorded but must not be transcribed unless the claim is appealed to the appellate panel.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 68-162; 1952 Code SECTION 68-162; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1966 (54) 2640; 2010 Act No. 146, SECTION 95, eff March 30, 2010. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote this section to authorize the department to promulgate rules of procedure for the appellate panel and appeal tribunals.