South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 47 - DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE
Article 2 - GENERAL REGULATIONS
Section 47-32 - Time for Filing of Continued Claims (Non-Job Attached)

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 47-32

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024

A. Claimants for unemployment compensation benefits shall be required to report and file claims weekly in a timely manner and in accordance with such procedures as the Department may adopt unless the Department shall prescribe for the bi-weekly filing of claims, as set out below. A week claimed is considered timely if received within fourteen (14) calendar days of the claim week ending date. The claims representative in the Department office may accept any late filing of a continued weekly claim for good cause shown.

B. The Department may at any time direct that claimants for unemployment compensation benefits shall be required to report and file claims bi-weekly in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as the Department may adopt. The following provisions shall apply during any period with respect to which the Department directed the bi-weekly filing of claims.

1. All bi-weekly claims filed on the date specified for claimant's reporting shall be deemed to have been taken for the period of unemployment covered by the claim.

2. Delay may be excused for cause in accordance with the provisions of Sub-Item 47-21.E.2 for not exceeding fourteen (14) calendar days following the date specified for the claimant's reporting.

3. The provisions of Sub-Items 47-21.A.2 and C.1 are also amended to allow bi-weekly reporting.

4. Any claimant who returns to work on or before his next scheduled bi-weekly personal reporting date may file with the local office, by mail, a report of "Return to Work," and such report shall be deemed a continued claim for the intervening preceding week or weeks.

5. All portions of Department regulations in conflict with the provisions of this regulation are hereby suspended.

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