No contract or agreement, written or implied, and no rule, regulation or other device shall in any manner operate to relieve any employer, in whole or in part, of any obligation created by this title except as otherwise expressly provided in this title.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-610
Agreement or regulation does not limit liability of employer
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42-1-10 to 42-9-90 (216 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Neese v. Michelin Tire Corp. (1996)
Most recently applied in Fortner v. Thomas M. Evans Construction & Development, LLC (January 2013)
1962 Code SECTION 72-131; 1952 Code SECTION 72-131; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-7; 1936 (39) 1231.
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Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.