(b) an individual who possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a company seeking to offer professional employer services through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and who is actively involved in the daytoday management of the company; or (c) an individual employed, appointed, or authorized by a business seeking to offer professional employer services to enter into a contractual relationship with a client company on behalf of the business. means the South Carolina Department of (5) “Department” Consumer Affairs. the purposes of this chapter, (6) “Insured health benefit plan”, for means a plan offered by an insurer licensed by the Department of Insurance. means a person licensed under this chapter as a (7) “Licensee” professional employer organization to provide professional employer services. The term includes a professional employer services group licensed under Section 406880. means an individual, association, corporation, (8) “Person” partnership, or other private legal entity. employer means an arrangement by (9) “Professional services” which employees of a licensee are assigned to work at a client company and in which employment responsibilities are shared by the licensee and the client company. The employee’s assignment is intended to be of a longterm or continuing nature, rather than temporary or seasonal in nature, and a majority of the work force at a client company worksite or a specialized group within that work force consists of assigned employees of the licensee. Professional employer services does not include temporary employees. (10) employer means an individual “Professional organization” business entity that offers professional employer services. (11) employer organization means a “Professional group” combination of professional employer services companies that operates under a group license issued under Section 406880. means a person performing services for (12) “Assigned employee” a client company as affected by a contract between a licensee and client company in which employment responsibilities are shared. work means all persons engaged by a client (13) “Entire force” company and are employees as defined in Title 42 including persons considered employees under Sections 421400, 421410, and 421420.
(b) an individual who possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a company seeking to offer professional employer services through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and who is actively involved in the daytoday management of the company; or (c) an individual employed, appointed, or authorized by a business seeking to offer professional employer services to enter into a contractual relationship with a client company on behalf of the business. (5) “Department” means the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. (6) “Insured health benefit plan”, for the purposes of this chapter, means a plan offered by an insurer licensed by the Department of Insurance. (7) “Licensee” means a person licensed under this chapter as a professional employer organization to provide professional employer services. The term includes a professional employer services group licensed under Section 406880. (8) “Person” means an individual, association, corporation, partnership, or other private legal entity. (9) “Professional employer services” means an arrangement by which employees of a licensee are assigned to work at a client company and in which employment responsibilities are shared by the licensee and the client company. The employee’s assignment is intended to be of a longterm or continuing nature, rather than temporary or seasonal in nature, and a majority of the work force at a client company worksite or a specialized group within that work force consists of assigned employees of the licensee. Professional employer services does not include temporary employees. (10) “Professional employer organization” means an individual business entity that offers professional employer services. (11) “Professional employer organization group” means a combination of professional employer services companies that operates under a group license issued under Section 406880. (12) “Assigned employee” means a person performing services for a client company as affected by a contract between a licensee and client company in which employment responsibilities are shared. (13) “Entire work force” means all persons engaged by a client company and are employees as defined in Title 42 including persons considered employees under Sections 421400, 421410, and 421420.