South Carolina § 42-11-50 - Limitation on compensation payable to employee disabled by both injury and occupational disease.
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§ 42-11-50. Limitation on compensation payable to employee disabled by both injury and occupational disease.
When an employee suffers disability from an occupational disease and also from an injury which is otherwise compensable under this title, he shall not be entitled to receive compensation for both and benefits payable shall be limited to the cause which results in the longest period of disability, either as provided under this chapter or as provided for an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment. In no event shall compensation payable for disability or death exceed the maximum benefits provided under this title.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 72-254; 1952 Code SECTION 72-254; 1949 (46) 565.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-11-50 ("Limitation on compensation payable to employee disabled by both injury and occupational disease.") 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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