Jun 21, 2011 | Employee Benefits, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, Uncategorized
The Payment of Wages Act has clear-cut rules for how final payment for wages, including salary, bonuses, and accrued vacation pay, are to be submitted to employees who leave their job or who are terminated. The Act states that all wages owed to a separating employee...
Apr 26, 2011 | FMLA, Retaliation, Uncategorized |
The Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§2601-2654, makes it unlawful for covered employers to terminate or otherwise discipline an eligible employee for taking up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave (or 26 weeks to care for a covered servicemember...
Mar 18, 2011 | Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Uncategorized
Title VII and most state’s statutes prohibit retaliation against any person who opposes or complains about sexual harassment or sex discrimination, or any other violation of Title VII or the ADA, in the workplace. This prohibition against retaliation also applies to...
Mar 10, 2011 | Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
Sex discrimination and sexual harassment are prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Right to Act of 1964. Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to “fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or to otherwise discriminate against any...
Feb 18, 2011 | Employment Contracts, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues
The South Carolina Payment of Wages Act provides a remedy to South Carolina employees who are not paid their full wages in a timely manner. The Act requires employers to notify all employees of the normal hours and wages of the position and any deductions that...
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