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Court Denies Disney’s Motion to Dismiss Gina Carano’s Lawsuit
A federal judge just denied Disney’s motion to dismiss Star Wars actress Gina Carano’s wrongful terminati...
South Carolina’s Pregnancy Accommodations Act
South Carolina has its own pregnancy discrimination law on the books–the Pregnancy Accommodations Act (PAA)R...
Making Sexual Harassment Complaints in South Carolina
For South Carolina employees who have been sexually harassed and need to make sexual harassment complaints, the prosp...
FTC’s Ban On Non-Competes Stays Alive (For Now)
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, the federal district court judge in Texas issued her ruling on the FTC’s rule to ba...
DOL’s Salary Threshold Increase for FLSA Effective July 1, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulation–raising the salary threshold for exempt employees under the...
Carano v. Disney Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Update
In February 2024, Star Wars actress Gina Carano, who played Cara Dune in the Disney+ show The Mandalorian, filed a l...
Must a SC Company Provide Paystubs to Employees?
I regularly get calls from South Carolina employees about a company’s obligations to provide paystubs each pay ...
SCOTUS May Change Standard of Proof for FLSA Misclassification Claims
For FLSA misclassification claims, a key issue is the burden of proof. When companies hire new employees, the company...
Court to Rule on FTC’s Non-Compete Ban by July 3, 2024
Back in May 2024, the federal court judge assigned to the FTC’s non-compete ban case indicated that she would h...
Non-Compete Ban is Lawful and Enforceable, FTC Argues
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its nationwide non-compete ban on April 23, 2024. The FTC later announced t...
Pregnancy Discrimination for South Carolina Employees
Many pregnant employees in South Carolina will face sort some of pregnancy discrimination during their careers. I reg...
Business Groups Sue to Block the New Overtime Rule Increase
As I wrote a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new rule that would increase the salary thresho...