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Retaliation for Unpaid Overtime and Minimum Wage Complaints
South Carolina employees often face retaliation for making complaints to management or HR about unpaid overtime or minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Some companies do not like being called out on their wage theft practices, and that can result in... read more
A Racially Hostile Work Environment for SC Employees
What creates a racially hostile work environment for South Carolina employees? While many working environments may be filled with hostility or bullying or bad behavior, that doesn’t automatically create a “hostile work environment” as defined under... read more
Court Strikes Down DOL Rule on Tip Credits
Two weeks ago, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down one of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rules governing tipped employees and tip credits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). (For a primer on Overtime Law for South Carolina Employees,... read more
How Long Do SC Employees Have to Sign Severance Agreements?
Newly terminated South Carolina employees are sometimes confronted with the question of whether to sign severance agreements offered by the company after termination. I’ve written previously about the general contents of a severance agreement (read more here),... read moreStill Have Questions? The best way we can serve you is by starting a conversation.
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