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 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...
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...
Apr 1, 2013 | Back Pay, Damages in Employment Law Cases, FMLA, Liquidated Damages, Reinstatement, Uncategorized
This is the second post in a series I’m working on called “What is My Case Really Worth?” This post focuses on Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) cases. As you may know, the FMLA entitles an employee who has been working with a...
Mar 26, 2013 | FMLA, Title VII, Uncategorized
Today and tomorrow the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument on how America defines marriage. It is unlikely that the final written decision will be issued until June so we will have to wait until then to find out. If the Supreme Court establishes a...
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