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...
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