Mar 17, 2015 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Rights, Uncategorized
On March 12, 2015, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes South Carolina) delivered a resounding win to ADA discrimination employees in the case of Jacobs v. N.C. Admin. Office of the Courts. The 4th Circuit reversed the lower court’s grant of summary...
Feb 19, 2015 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, FLSA, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Overtime, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues, Wrongful Termination
The Local Civil Rules for the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina require that all civil cases be mediated with prior to trial. As many, if not most, types of employment cases are litigated in the federal courts, there is a good chance that you will...
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...
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