South Carolina § 6-11-1460 - Emergency volunteer job protection.
Full text of South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws § 6-11-1460 — Emergency volunteer job protection., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-11-1460. Emergency volunteer job protection.
(A) This section may be cited as the "Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Job Protection Act".
(B) As used in this section, "volunteer firefighter" means a firefighter who does not receive monetary compensation for services to a fire authority and who does not work for another fire authority for monetary compensation.
(C) As used in this section, "volunteer emergency medical services personnel" means an emergency medical services employee who does not receive monetary compensation for services to a first responder agency, an organized rescue squad, or a county emergency medical service system and who does not work for another related entity for monetary compensation.
(D) An employer may not fire an employee who is a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical services personnel and who, when acting as a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical services personnel, is part of the firefighter mobilization plan established pursuant to Chapter 49 of Title 23 and is responding to an emergency where the President of the United States has declared a state of emergency or where the Governor has declared a state of emergency in a county in the State.
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 78, SECTION 1, eff May 26, 2005.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-11-1460 ("Emergency volunteer job protection.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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