The first installment of compensation payable under the terms of an award by the commission or under the terms of a judgment of a court upon an appeal from such an award shall become due seven days from the date of such an award or from the date of such a judgment of the court, on which date all compensation then due shall be paid, including interest from the original date of the award at the maximum legal rate. Thereafter compensation shall be paid in installments weekly, except when the commission determines that payment in installments shall be made monthly or in some other manner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-240
Date on which compensation payable under award becomes due
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42-1-10 to 42-9-90 (216 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hudson ex rel. Hudson v. Lancaster Convalescent Center (2014)
Most recently applied in Hudson ex rel. Hudson v. Lancaster Convalescent Center (January 2014)
1962 Code SECTION 72-175; 1952 Code SECTION 72-175; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-21; 1936 (39) 1231; 1972 (57) 2135.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.