Horton Law Firm News & Resources
Punitive Damages in Employment Cases
When it comes to punitive damages in employment cases, a recent jury verdict and appeal provides some great fodder for...
Age Discrimination Lawsuits for South Carolina Employees
What Is the EEOC's Role in Age Discrimination Lawsuits? Almost all employment discrimination and retaliation cases,...
Panera Exempt from CA’s $20/hour Hourly Minimum Wage
While federal law sets the minimum wage for covered employees in the U.S., states are free to set a higher a minimum...
FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Competes May Be Issued In April 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule early last year that would ban non-compete agreements across...
Filing NLRB Claims in South Carolina
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or "the Board") provides protection for employees who bring NLRB claims in...
Religious Accommodations Under Title VII for SC Employees
A recent federal court decision out of Massachusetts dealt with the limits of religious accommodations under Title VII...
Intermittent Leave and Continuous Leave under the FMLA
For South Carolina employees, the difference between intermittent leave and continuous leave under the FMLA (Family...
Would Gina Carano’s Lawsuit Against Disney Succeed in SC?
Last week, Star Wars actor Gina Carano's lawsuit for wrongful termination and discrimination against Disney was filed....
The WARN Act for South Carolina Employees
The WARN Act (the Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act) requires certain companies, including those in...
Contingency Fee Versus Hourly Fee Arrangements
I saw an article earlier this week about how middleclass Americans can't afford to pay for legal services. This main...
Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment for SC Employees
Quid pro quo sexual harassment, as I've discussed previously, is just one form of sexual harassment (the other primary...
Appealing Injunctions for South Carolina Employees
Appealing injunctions for employment issues in South Carolina takes a lot of time and money, which most employees...
EEOC Adds Attorney-Filing Feature for EEOC Charges
When I first started representing South Carolina employees a decade ago, I was taken aback at the haphazard and...
SC OSHA Investigations into a Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint
If a South Carolina employee files a whistleblower retaliation complaint in South Carolina under OSHA, how long does...
What is an Adverse Employment Action under Title VII?
In employment discrimination cases, one of the elements for certain discrimination and retaliation claims is that the...
Wage Theft for SC Employees: The Professional Exemption under the FLSA
Let's talk about the professional exemption under the FLSA! After all, what better way to start 2024 than to delve...