The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides protected leave for employees who suffer from a “serious health condition.” I’ve written a previous blog generally explaining the FMLA for South Carolina employees (Read More Here: The Family and... read more
On Friday, October 18, 2024, we learned that the FTC has appealed the federal judge’s non-compete injunction. Recall that the Federal Trade Commission had issued a rule in April 2024 that would ban non-compete agreements across the entire nation. [Read More: FTC... read more
In June 2023, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect nationwide. [Read More Here: Pregnant Discrimination for South Carolina Employees] As part of that law, Congress instructed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) to issue... read more
The U.S. Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case out of the Sixth Circuit (which covers Ohio) regarding the heightened proof required for discrimination against the majority. In other words, a straight woman in Ohio sued her employer when the employer showed... read more
Last week, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce announced that individuals working in Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, and Union... read more
I’ve already have South Carolina employees reaching out to me about getting fired for missing work due to a hurricane, such as Hurricane Helene, which plowed through Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina last Friday. I expect employers firing employees for... read more