§ 41-35-610 Procedures must be pursuant to department regulations; duties of employers
§ 41-35-615 Notice to employer by United States mail or electronic mail; designation of preferred method of notice; default; time for required response
§ 41-35-620 Notice of determination of insured status
§ 41-35-630 Determination of claim when labor dispute is involved; determinations involving multiple claimants; group appeals
§ 41-35-640 Reconsideration of determinations
§ 41-35-650 Notification of denial
§ 41-35-660 Appeals
§ 41-35-670 Benefits must be paid until determination, redetermination or decision has been modified or reversed
§ 41-35-680 Decision on appeal
§ 41-35-690 Exclusive procedure for appeals
§ 41-35-700 Appeal tribunals
§ 41-35-710 Appellate Panel review of appeal tribunal decision
§ 41-35-720 Conduct of appealed claims
§ 41-35-730 Fees of subpoenaed witnesses
§ 41-35-740 Judicial review of department’s decision
§ 41-35-750 Procedure to obtain review
§ 41-35-760 Publication of department regulations on electronic website
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 41 > Chapter 35 > Article 5 - Allowance of Claims

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.