{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-27-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 8-27-40","heading":"Dismissal, suspension, demotion, or decrease in compensation for independent cause permitted.","body":"Notwithstanding the filing of a report pursuant to this chapter, a public body may dismiss, suspend, demote, or decrease the compensation of an employee for causes independent of the filing of a protected report as described in Section 8-27-20.","path":["Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 27 Employment Protection for Reports of Violations of State or Federal Law or Regulation"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t08c027.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:28:54Z","sha256":"3bfc0866c9f46eb4d385bca83869fab5c22aa856044a426b8828310b34a591e5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-27-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-27-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}