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South Carolina has NO state minimum wage law currently in effect. The SC Code of Laws Title 41 (Labor and Employment) table of contents, opened directly at scstatehouse.gov, lists: Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Chapter 3 (Dept of LLR), Chapter 5 (Employment First Initiative Act), Chapter 6 (Subminimum Wages), Chapter 7 (Right to Work), Chapter 8 (Illegal Aliens), Chapter 10 (Payment of Wages), Chapter 13 (Child Labor)... and no minimum wage chapter exists in the entire title. Chapter 6 'Subminimum Wages' addresses special populations, not a general minimum wage floor. Absence confirmed by review of official SC state code TOC on scstatehouse.gov. Federal FLSA minimum of $7.25/hr applies to covered employers. — Source
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South Carolina has no state minimum wage law — confirmed by the absence of any minimum wage statute in SC Code of Laws Title 41 — making it entirely dependent on federal FLSA for all covered employees, with no state enforcement mechanism for minimum wage violations.
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How South Carolina differs
South Carolina has no state minimum wage law — confirmed by the absence of any minimum wage statute in SC Code of Laws Title 41 — making it entirely dependent on federal FLSA for all covered employees, with no state enforcement mechanism for minimum wage violations.
Weekly overtime: South Carolina requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.
South Carolina wage payment and collection law
Beyond the minimum wage and overtime rate, South Carolina has its own wage-payment statute governing when workers must be paid, what happens to a final paycheck, and how to recover wages an employer has not paid. The essentials, drawn from SC Dept of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR), Office of Wages and Child Labor, are below.
- Final paycheck after separation
- All wages due within 48 hours of separation OR by the next regular payday, not to exceed 30 days (LLR FAQ).
- How to file a wage claim
- File a Wage Complaint with LLR online (eservice.llr.sc.gov/Complaints) or paper form WCL-3; a chief investigator screens for jurisdiction; citations issued if violations found. Wage Line 803-896-7756.
- Other state-specific rules
- Employers with 5+ employees must give 7 calendar days' written notice before a pay decrease. No state meal/rest-break requirement. At-will state.
Primary source: SC Dept of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR), Office of Wages and Child Labor. Statute citations are the state's own; verify your specific situation before acting.