Berkeley County holds workshop on understanding unemployment benefits VIDEO: Berkeley County holds workshop on understanding unemployment benefits By Summer Huechtker and Riley Bean | December 22, 2020 at 5:06 AM EST - Updated December 22 at 7:45 AM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Berkeley County Library and South Carolina Legal Services say they are hosting a virtual workshop to help people understand how to receive unemployment benefits and additional benefit programs available because of the pandemic. Library officials say an attorney from South Carolina Legal Services, a non-profit law firm, will be teaching a free workshop on unemployment benefits. Attorney Stephanie van der Horst says the firm wants people to know they are here to help. Van der Horst says their team wants to assist people in getting their benefits before they start to run out.