If an injured employee refuses employment procured for him suitable to his capacity and approved by the commission he shall not be entitled to any compensation at any time during the continuance of such refusal.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-190
No compensation to injured employee refusing suitable employment
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Last v. MSI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. (1991)
Most recently applied in Davis v. Unihealth Post Acute Care (March 2013)
1962 Code SECTION 72-170; 1952 Code SECTION 72-170; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-35; 1936 (39) 1231.
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