(A) Every employer in the State shall pay all wages due in lawful United States money or by negotiable warrant or check bearing even date with the payday.

(B) An employer may deposit all wages due to the employee’s credit at a financial institution which is doing business in the State and is insured by an agency of the federal government. When an employee’s wages are paid by deposit at a financial institution, he must be furnished a statement of earnings and withholdings. Any wage deposit plan adopted by an employer shall entitle each employee to at least one withdrawal for each deposit, free of any service charge.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 41-10-40

  • Employer: means every person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, receiver, or other officer of a court of this State, the State or any political subdivision thereof, and any agent or officer of the above classes employing any person in this State. See South Carolina Code 41-10-10
  • Wages: means all amounts at which labor rendered is recompensed, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, or commission basis, or other method of calculating the amount and includes vacation, holiday, and sick leave payments which are due to an employee under any employer policy or employment contract. See South Carolina Code 41-10-10

(C) An employer shall not withhold or divert any portion of an employee’s wages unless the employer is required or permitted to do so by state or federal law or the employer has given written notification to the employee of the amount and terms of the deductions as required by subsection (A) of § 41-10-30.

(D) Every employer in the State shall pay all wages due at the time and place designated as required by subsection (A) of § 41-10-30.