Horton Law Firm Blog Category: Employment Law

Wage Theft for SC Employees: The Professional Exemption under the FLSA

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jan 8, 2024 | FLSA

Let’s talk about the professional exemption under the FLSA! After all, what better way to start 2024 than to delve into the nitty gritty of regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act? Quick Refresher on Exemptions under the FLSA So, one common example of... read more

Can South Carolina Employees Pump Breast Milk at Work?

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jan 3, 2024 | Pregnancy

In December 2022, the PUMP Act (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act) went into effect. This new law amended and added to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which already provided for some break times and safe spaces for nursing employees to... read more

Is Santa Liable for ADA Discrimination Against Rudolph?

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Dec 18, 2023 | Disability Discrimination, Pop Culture

Each year, I watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with my kids, and inevitably I start to cry. “Dad, Dad, what’s wrong?” my eight-year-old son asks, concern wrinkling his brow. “Is it the plight of the Misfit Toys that makes you sad?” My... read more

Top 10 Employment Law Blog Posts for 2023

Defending SC Employees: Breach of Duty of Loyalty

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Dec 5, 2023 | Defending SC Employees

I been wanting to write a series of blog posts about the most common types of claims that I see brought against South Carolina employees. For this first post, I’m going to focus on a claim for Breach of Duty of Loyalty. South Carolina Employees Owe a Duty of... read more

Job Interviews and HR Tips from Darth Vader

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Nov 9, 2023 | Employment Law

Given his Dark Side predilections, Darth Vader does better conducting job interviews than most people could ever hope to. As we’ll see in this post, our beloved Dark Lord of the Sith takes both his legal and his ethical responsibilities seriously. So what can we... read more