Checklist for Personnel Settlements Requiring Approval of Budget and Control Board
OHR Home Page   jobs.sc.gov   Hot Topics Career Opportunities Employee Services Employer Services Training & Development Statistical Info How to Contact Us OHR Webmail Other Agencies State Employees Weather Alert Workforce Planning Sam Wilkins, Director 1201 Main Street Suite 800 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 737-0900		(State HR Regulation 19-718.11) Agency Sends to the Office of Human Resources: 1) Letter of justification containing the following: Background and analysis of case Liability to agency, if applicable Cost effectiveness of settling the matter Benefits and interests of settling the matter 2) Settlement agreement containing the following: No admission of liability by either party, if applicable Releases agency from any other claims related to the matter at hand Terms concerning withdrawing pending action which may be administrative or judicial or both Amount of lump sum payment and where it will come from should be clearly delineated Determination of whether lump sum amount is waged-based or not Subject to Budget and Control Board or OHR approval Confidentiality language with FOIA exception, if applicable Older Worker Benefits Protection Act language if employee is 40 or over If employee is represented by attorney, a reference to the attorney should be made Voluntariness language Signed and dated by state agency representative, the employee, and the attorneys, if applicable (OHR staff will be glad to review the agreement before being signed by the parties.) Witness signatures

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