Under the provisions of the South Carolina Employment
Security Law, an employee who becomes separated from his/her
job may be eligible for Unemployment Compensation. The
South Carolina Employment Security Commission (http://www.sces.org/)
administers the program and determines whether or not an
employee is eligible for benefits. If eligible, they determine
the amount of weekly benefit the employee should receive.
There is a maximum and minimum weekly benefit an employee
can receive.
Generally, employees will be eligible to
receive benefits if they become unemployed "through no
fault of their own."
The Employee Relations Manager provides a
defense for the University in all claims for unemployment
compensation. Supervisors may be contacted by the
OHR in all contested claims and may be asked to testify
at administrative hearings before the Employment Security
Commission.
