Nov 18, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
Welcome to Part 2 of our six part series on “What to Expect During Your Employment Law Dispute.” Assuming you have received your “golden ticket” from the EEOC, discussed in Part 1, (and remember that some claims do not require you to file with...
Nov 17, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
For the next several series of blog posts, I am going to be discussing what you should expect to happen after you hire a lawyer for your employment law dispute (excluding federal employees). The series will be divided into six parts: Part 1: EEOC Proceedings Part 2:...
Nov 9, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Rights, FLSA, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
At Falls Legal we often receive questions from employees about various types of employment law issues. These questions generally involve an employee who is experiencing a problem at work. I find that preparing potential clients for the types of information we need...
Nov 3, 2014 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Title VII, Uncategorized
The United States Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments on the case of Young v. UPS on December 3rd. The case involves the question of whether pregnant employees are entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act similar to...
Jul 31, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
In employment law, the phrase “hostile work environment” is an often misunderstood concept. We often receive calls from people claiming that their boss is a true jerk who screams at everyone and has everyone at work constantly on edge because they never...
Jul 11, 2014 | FLSA, Overtime, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues
As you may have heard, President Obama has directed the Department of Labor to “modernize and streamline” overtime exemptions. The directive aims to simplify and minimize exemptions that prevent employees from receiving overtime pay under the Fair Labor...
May 21, 2014 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Uncategorized
Here is an article that I wrote for the South Carolina Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Newsletter on changes to what constitutes a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ADAAA. Since the passage of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA),...
Feb 10, 2014 | Employee Rights, FMLA, Liquidated Damages, Pregnancy Discrimination, Uncategorized
Attorney J. Scott Falls and summer law clerk/law student Emily Nellermoe’s article on the mistakes employers make in assessing FMLA leave has been selected for publication by the South Carolina Lawyer magazine. It was published as the cover story of South...
Aug 5, 2013 | Discrimination, Employee Rights, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
Given the frequency of women who chose to start a family while maintaining employment, it can be hard to believe that pregnancy discrimination still exists. Despite the reality of modern workplaces, discrimination against and harassment of expectant mothers...
Jul 30, 2013 | Discrimination, Employee Rights, Retaliation, Title VII, Uncategorized |
Retaliation claims under Title VII are one of the most frequently filed types of claims at the EEOC (31,000 in 2012), second only to claims of racial discrimination. A new ruling by the Supreme Court will likely curb these numbers sharply. The decision in University...
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