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...
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...
Jun 19, 2013 | Employee Handbooks, Employee Rights, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues
Have you checked your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, and email accounts today? A lot of employees have; more and more are finding themselves in hot water because of it. Inappropriate use of social media can prevent you from getting...
Jun 12, 2013 | Equal Pay Act, Gender Discrimination, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues
Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, a landmark piece of legislation designed to eliminate pay discrimination against women that paved the way for many other anti-discrimination laws. President Kennedy originally signed the bill into law on June...
Mar 17, 2013 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, FLSA, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Overtime, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues, Wrongful Termination
This is a common question that employees often ask. The situation is often something along these lines…. “I have been working for X company for Y number of years (generally more than three) and have always had good performance appraisals and no...
Aug 25, 2011 | Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues |
The South Carolina Payment of Wages Act requires employers to pay all wages owed to employees in full and in a timely fashion. The Act also makes employers operating an LLC or corporation personally liable for unpaid wages to employees, which can create far-reaching...
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