South Carolina § 41-31-160 - Contribution and wage reports.
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§ 41-31-160. Contribution and wage reports.
The department shall not require contribution and wage reports more frequently than quarterly. Effective with the quarter ending March 31, 2024, every employer with ten or more employees and every individual or organization that, as an agent, reports wages on a total of ten or more employees on behalf of one or more subject employers, shall file that portion of the "Employer Quarterly Contribution and Wage Reports" containing the employee's social security number, name, Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, total number of hours worked, and total wages electronically, in a format approved by the department. The department may waive the requirement to file electronically if a hardship is shown. In determining whether a hardship has been shown, the department shall take into account, among other relevant factors, the ability of the employer to comply with the filing requirement at a reasonable cost.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 68-187; 1952 Code SECTION 68-187; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-87; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 2002 Act No. 306, SECTION 7, eff June 5, 2002; 2010 Act No. 234, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2011; 2023 Act No. 67 (H.3726), SECTION 3, eff May 19, 2023.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 67, SECTION 1, provides as follows:
"SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act'."
Effect of Amendment
The 2002 amendment rewrote the section.
The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "commission" throughout.
2023 Act No. 67, SECTION 3, rewrote the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-31-160 ("Contribution and wage reports.") 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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