S 187 South Carolina Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 41-35-120 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DISQUALIFICATIONS FROM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, TO REVISE THE METHOD OF DETERMINING THE BENEFITS OF A PERSON DISCHARGED FROM EMPLOYMENT FOR ILLEGAL DRUG USE, GROSS MISCONDUCT, AND FAILURE TO ACCEPT WORK; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO SPECIFY CRITERIA FOR A LABORATORY QUALIFIED TO PERFORM A TEST FOR ILLEGAL DRUG USE BY A PERSON SEEKING OR RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF AN EMPLOYER FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS IN THE DISCLOSURE OF A DRUG TEST PERFORMED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISUSE OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED IN THE COURSE OF DRUG TESTING CONSTITUTES A MISDEMEANOR SUBJECT TO CERTAIN MONETARY PENALTIES.

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Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Jan 10, 2017
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Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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Jan 10, 2017
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Dec 13, 2016
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Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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