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Defending SC Employees: Breach of Duty of Loyalty
I been wanting to write a series of blog posts about the most common types of claims that I see brought against South...
Job Interviews and HR Tips from Darth Vader
Given his Dark Side predilections, Darth Vader does better conducting job interviews than most people could ever hope...
FTC Proposes Rule that Would Ban Non-Compete Agreements
Early this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete agreements for emp...
Gender Dysphoria is a Protected Disability under the ADA
Back in August 2022, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers South Carolina and a few other states,...
Age Discrimination for South Carolina Employees
For older South Carolina employees, the prospect of illegal age discrimination will inevitably raise its head at some...
New Proposed Federal Law on Wage Theft
In September 2023, several members of Congress introduced a new proposed bill regarding wage theft. Called The Wage T...
Recovering Unpaid Commissions in South Carolina
A company’s refusal to pay a South Carolina salesperson all unpaid commissions that the employee has earned can hav...
Does Sméagol Have a Disability Discrimination Claim under the ADA?
I recently read through an old disability discrimination decision by the Supreme Court of Gondor, issued by the court...
What is Unlawful Retaliation for South Carolina Employees?
Unlawful retaliation is perhaps the number one reason that employees fail to report discrimination and harassment. Th...
Can a SC Company Look at Personal Emails or Text Messages?
Can a SC company look at personal emails or text messages of an employee? Does the company have that right? What righ...
What Are the Trade Secrets Laws for South Carolina Employees?
Trade secrets laws for South Carolina employees apply regardless of whether the employee signed any sort of agreement...
What is a Sexually Hostile Work Environment in SC?
As a plaintiff’s employment lawyer representing employees throughout South Carolina, I get calls quite frequent...