South Carolina Statutes
§ 42-1-140 — "Employer" defined.
South Carolina § 42-1-140
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-140 (2026).
Text
The term "employer" means the State and all political subdivisions thereof, all public and quasi-public corporations therein, every person carrying on any employment and the legal representative of a deceased person or the receiver or trustee of any person.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 72-12; 1952 Code SECTION 72-12; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-2; 1936 (39) 1231.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 42-1-140, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/42-1-140.