The term "compensation" means the money allowance payable to an employee or to his dependents as provided for in this title and includes funeral benefits provided in this title.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-100
"Compensation" defined
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Dawkins v. Jordan (2000)
Most recently applied in King v. International Knife & Saw-Florence (October 2011)
1962 Code SECTION 72-8; 1952 Code SECTION 72-8; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-2; 1936 (39) 1231.
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