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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...
Can South Carolina Employees Pump Breast Milk at Work?
In December 2022, the PUMP Act (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act) went into effect. This...
Is Santa Liable for ADA Discrimination Against Rudolph?
Each year, I watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with my kids, and inevitably I start to cry. "Dad, Dad, what's...
Top 10 Employment Law Blog Posts for 2023
Time to review our top 10 employment law blog posts for 2023! As your favorite South Carolina employment...
Defending SC Employees: Breach of Duty of Loyalty
I been wanting to write a series of blog posts about the most common types of claims that I see brought against South...
Job Interviews and HR Tips from Darth Vader
Given his Dark Side predilections, Darth Vader does better conducting job interviews than most people could ever hope...
FTC Proposes Rule that Would Ban Non-Compete Agreements
Early this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete agreements for...
Gender Dysphoria is a Protected Disability under the ADA
Back in August 2022, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers South Carolina and a few other states,...