The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit last month against Savi Technology, Inc., alleging that the company rescinded its employment offer to Christine Rowe the day after Savi learned Ms. Rowe had recently given birth. According to the EEOC,... read more
The stage is set for a Supreme Court battle over the whether there is even a scintilla (i.e., a tiny trace) of evidence in an employment-related estoppel claims against the City of Columbia. In Bishop v. City of Columbia, 738 S.E.2d 255 (Ct. App. 2013), retirees... read more
Nobody I know prefers a lawsuit over prevention of harm; of course, sometimes we have little control and cannot prevent all the threats to our safety and health. Having a family member in a nursing home may be one of those times when we have little control. However,... read more
I was admitted to the practice of law in South Carolina on November 18, 1992. Just as watching my children age so rapidly before my eyes amazes me, the realization that I have practiced law for almost 20 years is hard to believe. When I first opened my own practice in... read more
So, you show up to admit your mother or father to a nursing home. You are nervous, sad and stretched thin. The nice people in admissions tell you not to worry. They provide you with much information about the facility and give you an admissions agreement to sign.... read more