Bills Assigned to Keyword - Employment/Personnel (9)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/27/2023


H 3331 Enacts the Ban the Box ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits job applications from including questions related to criminal convictions unless the conviction directly relates to the employment. 
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3337 Allows employees to use up to three days of earned paid sick leave for certain chronic illnesses without a health care certificationSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows employees to use up to three days of earned paid sick leave for certain chronic illnesses or health conditions without a health care provider certification.
Sponsor: Christopher Wooten House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/10/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3463 Outlines procedures where a fire department can be reimbursed for cost of training a firefighterSummary of the bill as introduced: Outlines procedures where a fire department that assumes the cost of training a firefighter can be reimbursed for those costs if the firefighter is hired by another department within a certain period of time.
Sponsor: Steven Long House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, White Status Date: 1/12/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3536 Allows compensation for adverse health conditions or death caused by an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccineSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows compensation for adverse health conditions or death caused by an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccine.
Sponsor: James Burns House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, White Status Date: 1/12/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3617 Increases the number of paid parental leave from six weeks to twelve weeks for state employeesSummary of the bill as introduced: Increases the number of paid parental leave from six weeks to twelve weeks for state employees in the event of a birth of adoption of a child.
Sponsor: Beth Bernstein House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter Status Date: 1/18/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel
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H 3822 Enacts the First Responders Protection Act Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires that certain injured first responders be paid by the employer on the same basis as before the injury.
Sponsor: Marvin Smith House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bustos Status Date: 3/9/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel Public Safety
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H 3983 Allows employers to grant employees specific amounts of additional paid leave for employees to attend public school functionsSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows employers to grant employees specific amounts of additional paid leave for employees to attend public school functions or engage in volunteer teaching activities. 
Sponsor: Robert Williams House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 2/16/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel
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S 0216 Enacts the South Carolina Minimum Wage ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires employers to pay employees an hourly rate of $2 above the federal minimum wage for all hours worked in the state.
Sponsor: Maymia McLeod House Com: Senate Com: LCI
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel Senate
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S 0291 Enacts the South Carolina Minimum Wage ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires employers to pay employees an hourly rate of $15 dollars per hour for all hours worked in the state.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com: LCI
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2023
Keywords: Employment/Personnel Senate
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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc