South Carolina is not known as a hotbed of legislative action protecting employee rights, let alone creating new ones. However, several bills are pending in the state legislature that, if passed, would impact South Carolina employers by instituting changes to employment applications, the minimum wage and credit checks, as well as expanding protections against discrimination.
‘Ban the Box’
H.B. 3463 is a “ban-the-box” proposal that would prohibit employers from including on employment applications questions related to convictions of a crime, unless the crime directly relates to the position sought.
