S.C. Code Ann. § 41-29-170 – Permitted disclosure of information

(A) A claimant or his legal representative must be supplied with information from the records, to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of his claim in a proceeding pursuant to Chapters 27 through 41, subject to restrictions the department may prescribe by regulation.
(B)
1. (1) Upon written request, the department may furnish information obtained through the administration of Chapters 27 through 42 including, but not limited to, the name, address, ordinary occupation, wages, and employment status of a covered worker or recipient of benefits and the recipient's rights to additional benefits pursuant to Chapters 27 through 41, to:
  1. (a) an agency or agent of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment;
  2. (b) a state agency similarly charged; and
  3. (c) an agency or entity to which disclosure is permitted or required by federal statute or regulation or by state law.
2. (2) This disclosure is subject to restrictions the department may prescribe by regulation.
(C)
1. (1) The State Employment Office must furnish, upon request of a public agency administering the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or child support programs, a state agency administering food stamp coupons, a state or federal agency administering the new hire directory, or a public housing authority, information in its possession relating to:
  1. (a) an individual who is receiving, has received, or has applied for unemployment insurance;
  2. (b) the amount of benefits being received;
  3. (c) the current home address of these individuals;
  4. (d) whether an offer of work has been refused and, if so, a description of the job and the terms, conditions, and rate of pay;
  5. (e) in the case of requests from a public housing authority, a listing of the current employer and previous employers for the available preceding six calendar quarters;
  6. (f) in the case of requests from the state or federal agency that issues food stamp coupons or the new hire directory, a listing of the current employer and address and previous employers and their addresses, including wage information, for the available preceding six calendar quarters.
    The requesting agency is responsible for reimbursing the department for actual costs incurred in supplying the information. This information must be provided in the most useful and economical format possible.