Every employer and employee, except as stated in this chapter, shall be presumed to have accepted the provisions of this title respectively to pay and accept compensation for personal injury or death by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment and shall be bound thereby.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-310
Presumption of acceptance of provisions of title
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42-1-10–42-9-90 (216 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case MacKey v. Kerr-McGee Chemical Co. (1984)
Most recently applied in Davaut v. University of South Carolina (October 2016)
1962 Code SECTION 72-101; 1952 Code SECTION 72-101; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-4; 1936 (39) 1231; 1996 Act No. 424, SECTION 3, eff June 18, 1996.
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