What portion of the cost of workers' compensation insurance is paid by employees?

Workers' compensation insurance is designed to cover employees who are injured on the job or who suffer from work-related illnesses. In South Carolina, the employer is responsible for the entire cost of workers' compensation insurance premiums. This means that employees do not pay a portion of the cost; rather, the financial burden falls solely on employers.

Since employees do not contribute to the premiums for this insurance, the portion of the cost paid by employees is effectively zero. This approach seeks to ensure that workers have access to necessary benefits without any direct costs to them, thereby encouraging transparency and fairness in the provision of workplace protections.