2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 41 - Labor and Employment
CHAPTER 35 - EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE - BENEFITS AND CLAIMS THEREFOR
Section 41-35-330. "State 'on' indicator" and "State 'off' indicator" defined.

Universal Citation: SC Code § 41-35-330 (2017)

(A) There is a "state 'on' indicator" for this State for a week if the department determines, pursuant to the regulations of the United States Secretary of Labor, that for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks the rate of insured unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, under Chapters 27 through 41 of this title:

(1) equaled or exceeded one hundred twenty percent of the average of those rates for the corresponding thirteen week period ending in each of the preceding two calendar years; and

(2) equaled or exceeded five percent. With respect to benefits for weeks of unemployment beginning after July 1, 1977, the determination of whether there has been a "state 'on' or 'off' indicator" for this State beginning or ending an extended benefit period must be made under this section as if:

(a) subsection (A) did not contain item (1); and

(b) the word "five" contained in item (2) of this subsection were "six" except that, notwithstanding a provision of this section, a week for which there would otherwise be a "state 'on' indicator" for this State must continue to be such a week and must not be determined to be a week for which there is a "state 'off' indicator" for this State.

(B) There is a "state 'off' indicator" for this State for a week if, for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks, either items (1) or (2) of subsection (A) are not satisfied.

(C) This section applies to weeks beginning after September 25, 1982.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-127; 1971 (57) 950; 1975 (59) 77; 1977 Act No. 161 Section 15; 1983 Act No. 62 Section 11; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 82, eff March 30, 2010.

Effect of Amendment

The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "commission"; redesignated all of the subsections in the section; and made other nonsubstantive changes.

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