by jeremysummerlin | Dec 5, 2019 | Discrimination, Employment Law, Sexual Harassment
As a South Carolina sexual harassment lawyer, I regularly meet with employees in Greenville and across the Upstate who have suffered from sexual harassment and retaliation in their workplace. In 2019, in the age of #MeToo and Harvey Weinstein and all of the other... read more
by jeremysummerlin | Aug 14, 2019 | Employment Law, OSHA Retaliation
What happens if a South Carolina employee is fired for reporting health and safety violations to OSHA, i.e., OSHA retaliation? Luckily, employees do have some protections for this type of retaliation, but the reporting requirements are time sensitive. South Carolina... read more
by jeremysummerlin | Feb 25, 2019 | Severance Agreements
It’s a familiar scenario by this point. An employee is asked to meet with HR. The employee does not know what to expect and is naturally a bit nervous about why he or she is meeting with HR. Once the employee enters the office or conference for the meeting, the... read more
by jeremysummerlin | Feb 11, 2019 | Employment Law, Severance Agreements
As an employment lawyer, I meet with multiple people every month to review severance agreements. The best practice is to always have an experienced employment lawyer review all severance agreements with the employee, just so the employee knows exactly what he or she... read more
by jeremysummerlin | Nov 28, 2018 | Employment Law, Litigation, Non-Compete Litigation
In a previous post, I talked about the reasons that a company might ask the court to issue non-compete injunctions against an employee. But what is the actual process at a hearing once the employer has asked the court for such an injunction? A hearing on non-compete... read more
by jeremysummerlin | Apr 17, 2018 | EEOC, Employment Law, Mediation
Once you file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC, the EEOC often asks you if you’d like to participate in an EEOC mediation. These mediations, if both parties agree to participate, take place before the EEOC starts its investigation of the charge. So, what... read more