HSB’s Perry MacLennan and Chris Gantt-Sorenson discuss SCOTUS’ oral arguments on the cases involving the termination of three employees who were gay or transgender on Survive HR, a human resource podcast series hosted by Kelly Scheib and Steve Nail.
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Our gift to you! Join us for the last session in our 2019 Fall Employment Law Series on December 12 where HSB’s Employment Law team will address questions submitted by attendees about current
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Responsiveness to an employee’s complaint about workplace concerns not only enables the employer to gather the best information, it also provides the employer with the opportunity to resolve internal problems before they become widespread. Given every complaint could turn into
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Veterans Day is a good time to refresh employers on the federal rights entitled to their employees who serve our country in the uniformed services. U.S. employees who take leave from their civilian jobs to serve in the armed services
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Check out the Survive HR Podcast, “Spooky HR Issues,” and catch Perry MacLennan and Chris Gantt-Sorenson offering some compliance tips for employers for any office Halloween celebrations. Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or click the
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The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule today providing that employees who make less than $35,568 are now eligible for overtime pay. The new rate will take effect January 1, 2020. The new rule will raise the salary
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BBC published an interesting article recently that challenges how many of us view work. Jill Duffy, in her article, “What wartime ‘munitionettes’ can teach us about burnout,” asserts continuous overworking hurts employees and employers because it leads to
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As students return to school, employers should be mindful of a new U.S. Department of Labor opinion letter impacting when a parent may use qualifying intermittent FMLA leave. On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor concluded that an
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Join us for our Fall 2019 Employment Law Series where HSB’s Employment Law team will present a complimentary one-hour breakfast session each month on key employment law topics. Presentations will be live-streamed to our offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence and
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Most employers run background checks on prospective employees when hiring. Some employers have policies in place that allow them to conduct background checks on current employees. Below are several examples of instances in which employers may choose to do so:
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