Refunds not authorized; adjustments made by deductions from future payments.
S.C. Code Ann. § 41-31-130
in effectNothing in Sections 41-31-110 and 41-31-120 shall be construed to authorize or require the refund of any sums lawfully paid into the unemployment compensation trust fund or to authorize or require sums lawfully paid into the unemployment compensation trust fund for any purpose other than to pay unemployment compensation benefits. But the department may make the necessary adjustments in conformity with the provisions of this law by deductions of future contribution payments as though such payments or assessments had been made erroneously by any person coming within the provisions of said sections. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment substituted "authorize or require sums lawfully paid into the unemployment compensation trust fund for any purpose other than " for "use otherwise any of such sums except" in the first sentence, and substituted "department" for "Commission" in the second sentence.
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