PARENT'S RIGHTS NOW!

Click here to read "New Hire Reporting Information for Hawaii." Or click all of the following links:

Click here to access South Carolina's Employer New Hire Reporting website and click here to read "Child Support Enforcement New Hire Reporting Facts."

Careful readers of the documents posted at the various cited links would probably receive the impression that South Carolina's New Hire Reporting laws are very similar to those of Hawaii. However, there are some critical differences. For example, despite the information contained on its DSS website, South Carolina's statutory scheme, unlike that of Hawaii, does not mandate new hire reporting as required by federal law. Therefore, no penalties are imposed--nor can they be imposed--against those employers who choose not to report new hires in South Carolina.

Recently appointed South Carolina DSS Director Lillian Koller formerly held the equivalent position in Hawaii. Moreover, she is an attorney. Therefore, she both understands the requirements of the federally-mandated New Hire Reporting Program and can help South Carolina develop a statutory scheme which is both effective and complies with federal law.

Now, if the South Carolina General Assembly will only listen to her.