SC Agency: More Illegal Workers At School Sites
LLR Releases Update Because Of Newspaper Headline
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updated 8/30/2010 7:45:36 AM ET
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. — WYFF 4.com

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said it found even more proof of illegal workers at construction sites in the Pickens County School District.

According to Jim Knight of LLR, the agency didn't plan to release more information on the ongoing investigation, but an inaccurate headline in The Greenville News newspaper led to an update.

Knight said an article in the newspaper on Friday morning had the following headline: "Minor' violations found at Pickens County school construction sites."

"We take great offense to the use of the word 'minor' in the article," said Knight, who pointed out that the word was in quotes in the headline because it was said by an employee of the Pickens County School District.
"This article is an error in its description of our work there. By telling a South Carolinian who is legally in this country and authorized to work and can't find work because an employer has elected to hire unauthorized workers that the employer's action is minor, it's not minor to him if he can't find work, can't feed his family."

Knight said he had a conversation with the Pickens County Schools superintendent who promised to have a conversation with the employee whose quote was used in the article.

"At no time did we ever describe our work there or our finding as minor," said Knight.
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