South Carolina Revises Employment Discrimination Law; Updated EEOC Workplace Discrimination Poster

State Update Overview

In November 2022, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission published a revised Human Affairs Law notice expanding protections against unemployment discrimination. 

South Carolina Human Affairs Law Update

• Expanded protected characteristics to include sexual orientation and gender identity
• Newly added information regarding the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SCHAC) which enforces employment discrimination laws
• Expanded examples of illegal employment practices
• Newly added law references
• Revised information regarding reporting unlawful discrimination via the website, phone, address, and QR code

In October 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a revised Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster.

Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Workplace Discrimination Law Update

• Revised poster includes additional information regarding who is protected, covered organizations, types of illegal employment discrimination, and types of employment practices that can be challenged as discriminatory.
• Clarified process to file a discrimination complaint through the EEOC including updated websites and new phone number
• Added QR code
• Newly added information for the federal Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program and coverage of employees of a company with a federal contract or subcontract
• Clarified process to report a contractor who has violated its nondiscrimination or affirmative action obligations under OFCCP’s authorities
• Added access information for telecommunications relay services

South Carolina Labor Law Poster Update

All businesses within the State of South Carolina must post the South Carolina Human Affairs Law and EEOC Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal posters along with other state-mandated posting requirements where it is sufficiently accessible and viewable to all employees. This change has been reflected in our South Carolina & Federal Labor Law Poster and does require an immediate mandatory update. Failure to meet compliance requirements and display the updated poster could result in fines.

Order the South Carolina Labor Law Poster to immediately include this required update.