State agency to refund businesses over high unemployment insurance rates

Several businesses in South Carolina are about to receive refunds from the Department of Employment and Workforce as the state Legislature reaches a decision on what to do with a surplus of funds. Businesses have had a turbulent past with unemployment insurance rates in the past as the state made attempts to free itself from federal debt. The Department of Employment and Workforce had offered insurance coverage for businesses at rates far lower any private insurance company could offer. This quickly put the agency in financial turmoil as it ran…

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