South Carolina Code 8-14-20. Public employer participation in federal work authorization program; service contractors and private employers
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(A) Every public employer shall register and participate in the federal work authorization program to verify the employment authorization of all new employees.
(B) A public employer may not enter into a services contract with a contractor for the physical performance of services within this State unless the contractor agrees to register and participate in the federal work authorization program to verify the employment authorization of all new employees and require agreement from its subcontractors, and through the subcontractors, the sub-subcontractors, to register and participate in the federal work authorization program to verify the employment authorization of all new employees.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 8-14-20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contractor: means any person having a contract with a public employer except a political subdivision, where the total value of the contract to be performed in a twelve-month period exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, or, if the public employer is a political subdivision, where the total value of the contract to be performed in a twelve-month period exceeds fifteen thousand dollars. See South Carolina Code 8-14-10
- Federal work authorization program: means the E-Verify Program maintained and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration, or any successor program. See South Carolina Code 8-14-10
- Public employer: means every department, agency, or instrumentality of the State or a political subdivision of the State. See South Carolina Code 8-14-10
(C) Private employers shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 41.