SC H3774

Amends Section 42-1-560 of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Code to make the filing of a notice form with the Workers' Compensation Commission, employer, and carrier permissive rather than mandatory when an injured employee files a third-party action

Clarifies that failure to file the prescribed notice form does not constitute an election of remedy, protecting employees who miss the administrative notice requirement

Modifies timing provisions for third-party actions, requiring commencement not later than one year prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations (rather than one year after the carrier accepts liability)

Preserves carrier lien rights on third-party recoveries and maintains existing provisions for assignment of claims to carriers when employees fail to pursue third-party actions within specified timeframes