No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit sale, consumer lease, consumer loan, or a consumer rental-purchase agreement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-5-106
No discharge from employment for garnishment
Known as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code
The act spans §§ 37–37 (347 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 8-800.336; 1974 (58) 2879; 1985 Act No. 121, SECTION 9.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.