Small firms bear higher OSHA costs in SC study
USC researcher John W. Ray finds small South Carolina businesses pay about 810 per employee in OSHA compliance costs versus 410 for large firms. SC has 99.5 percent of businesses in the small category, with many under 25 workers. costs can reach 35 000 to 350 000 per firm, affecting expansion. A 1977 deregulation and a new amendment exempt small firms under 10 employees from some reporting rules offer relief.
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South Carolina
University of South Carolina
John W. Ray
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
USC
Ray
Department of Labor
Two Juveniles Charged in Langley Vandalism Case
Two juveniles face charges in the Feb 23 vandalism at Royal's Apothecary in Langley. Police report $15,000 in damage to Dr Gil Royal's office and the adjoining drug store. The sheriff notes ongoing investigations into several weekend break ins across the county including Audubon Circle, Wagener, and Clearwat areas with losses totaling thousands.
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Royal
Langley
Aiken
Paul D. Grant
Gil Royal
Sheriff's Department
Alberta Winsor
Stevens Meeting Begins in Greenville Amid Union Tension
Green ville hostes annual Stevens meeting as anti union rally draws about 400 employees and allies. Supporters including Southerners for Economic Justice and the ACLU plan a counter gathering while stockholders convene for the second time in Greenville after last year outdoors. A 63 year old weaver testified union would not help and highlighted pension benefits.
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Greenville
J.P. Stevens and Co
Stevens
Southerners For Economic Justice
American Civil Liberties Union
New York
Northeast
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Viola Wilson
J.P. Stevens
Teen Slayers Being Sought
Lexington County authorities continued investigating the shooting deaths of two 15 year old West Columbia boys, Glenn Fulmer and Bryan Wilson. A man questioned Sunday night was released. The bodies were found Sunday afternoon in a house serving as an antique shop on U S 378, where the Wilson family lived, and Mrs Wilson was away at an antiques meeting.
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Columbia
Lexington County
West Columbia
James R. Metts
Glenn Earl Fulmer
Bryan A. Wilson
Metts
Wilson
Lanny
U.S. 378
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Carol Chance
Martha Hartley
Anne Maria
North Augusta
James W. Gilliam III
Charles Page
Lynne Katonak
Carltone Swartz
Rt. 1
Wagener
Claude Allstock
Clearwat
John Cathey
Kmart
Teen Slayers
Joe B. Babb
Chesterfield Street
Sce&g
Levis
Frisco
Weber
Merch
Andise
Aiken Store
Kalmia Mall
Aiken, S.C
Vesa
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