Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-68-80

  • Person: means an individual, association, corporation, partnership, or other private legal entity. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
  • Professional employer organization: means an individual business entity that offers professional employer services. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
  • Professional employer organization group: means a combination of professional employer services companies that operates under a group license issued under § 40-68-80. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
A group of at least two but not more than five professional employer organizations that are majority-owned by the same entity may be licensed as a professional employer organization group. A professional employer organization group may satisfy the reporting and financial requirements of the chapter on a consolidated basis. As a condition of the issuance of a professional employer organization group license, each person that is a member of the group must guarantee payment of all financial obligations of other members of the group.