Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you have worked in the food and beverage industry, then it is likely that you have participated in a tip pool at some point or another. Tip pools are quite common in restaurants, bars, and other establishments where employees customarily receive tips from the...
Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
On February 23, 2015, the United States Department of Labor issued a Final Rule that will allow an employee to take FMLA to care for a same-sex spouse regardless of whether that employee lives in a State that legally recognizes their marital status. The Final Rule...
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 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
On February 4th, the EEOC released its annual data relating to charges filed in Financial Year 2014 (Oct 1, 2013-Sep. 30, 2014). This data relates to the private sector only. The big news from the data is the nationwide number of charges filed dropped to 88,778....
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...
Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Discovery has ended. You have your documents, depositions have been taken, subpoenas have been answered and now it is time for both sides to make their arguments to the Court. The summary judgment motion is a motion, typically made by the employer (although...
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