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...
Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is part 3 of our 5 part series. The “discovery” process is the longest part of any lawsuit and can sometimes take up to 1 year to complete. It is called “discovery” because generally each side is “discovering” what the other...
Jan 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
On December 5, 2014, a 10-person unanimous Charleston Federal Court jury returned a $650,000.00 verdict in favor of an employee who is a client of the firm. The verdict included $150,000.00 in compensatory damages and $500,000.00 in punitive damages. The verdict was...
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:...
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