When compensation is claimed from or proceedings are taken against an owner or contractor then, in the application of this title, reference to the owner or contractor shall be substituted for reference to the subcontractor, except that the amount of compensation shall be calculated with reference to the earnings of the workman under the subcontractor by whom he is immediately employed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-430
Construction of title when proceedings are against owner or contractor
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42-1-10 to 42-9-90 (216 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Eger v. E.I. Du Pont DeNemours Co. (1988)
Most recently applied in Eger v. E.I. Du Pont DeNemours Co. (April 1988)
1962 Code SECTION 72-114; 1952 Code SECTION 72-114; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-22; 1936 (39) 1231.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.