| Right-to-disconnect law | No statewide law |
| Electronic monitoring disclosure | Federal floor only |
| Expense reimbursement mandatory | Permissive (FLSA floor) |
| State personal income tax | Yes (6.2% top rate) |
South Carolina has no right-to-disconnect statute.
South Carolina is a one-party consent state under S.C. Code § 17-30-30. Employers party to communications on their own systems may monitor without separate consent.
South Carolina has no statewide remote-work expense reimbursement statute. The Payment of Wages Act covers wages owed, not business expense reimbursement.
Non-accountable stipends are taxable wages federally and subject to SC individual income tax (top rate 6.2%). Accountable-plan reimbursements are tax-free.
South Carolina remote-work activity concentrates in Charleston / Greenville and adjacent metros, with Boeing South Carolina, BMW (Spartanburg), Michelin North America among the larger remote-friendly headquarters. State-level BLS Telework Supplement micro-data was not retrievable at verification time; the national figure (~19-23% any-telework) is the closest available baseline.
Top remote-hub metro: Charleston / Greenville
Notable remote-work employers headquartered in South Carolina:
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No statewide mandate. South Carolina has no remote-work expense reimbursement statute.
Yes, generally. South Carolina is a one-party consent state under S.C. Code § 17-30-30.
Yes, unless paid under an IRS accountable plan. Non-accountable stipends are taxable wages subject to SC's individual income tax (top rate 6.2%).
No. The Legislature has not enacted after-hours communication protections.