10 chapters · 216 sections in this title.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-17-10 Agreement as to compensation
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If more than seven days after the date of an injury or at any time in case of death, the employer and the injured employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this title, a memorandum of the agreement in the form prescribed by the commission, acco…
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-17-20 Hearing before commission on compensation payable
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If the employer and the injured employee or his dependents fail to reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this title within fourteen days after the employer has knowledge of the injury or after a death or if they have reached such an agreement which has been signed an…
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-17-30 Commission may appoint doctor to examine injured employee; compensation
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The commission or any member thereof may, upon the application of either party or upon its own motion, appoint a disinterested and duly qualified physician or surgeon to make any necessary medical examination of any employee and to testify in respect thereto. The physician or sur…
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-17-40 Conduct of hearing; award
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(A) The commission or any of its members shall hear the parties at issue and their representatives and witnesses and shall determine the dispute in a summary manner. The award, together with a statement of the findings of fact, rulings of law, and other matters pertinent to the q…