South Carolina was ranked earlier this year by the Domestic Violence Advisory Committee as “the nation’s sixth-worst state” among the rates of women murdered by men. The Committee also found that the state’s “domestic-violence homicide rate” is more than 1.5
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Hosts May Employment Law Seminar
Please join us for our next employment law seminar on May 23 where Garrett Steck will walk attendees through an ICE audit and review employer compliance. Chris Gantt-Sorenson will also provide a brief update on legislation discussed at our February
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Don’t Bring That in Here: Special Considerations in Hiring Competitor Employees
Copperheads were fairly common in my yard growing up. One afternoon the family dog came to the door with a live snake flailing around from her mouth. Luckily we recognized this before she came in, but I wonder what would
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EEOC Annual Report Offers Insight into Employment Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its annual report of enforcement and litigation data for fiscal year 2018. The report provides a snapshot of employment discrimination law in the U.S. and often indicates trend lines, providing insight
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases That Could Settle Whether LGBT Employees Are Protected by Title VII
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a trio of closely watched job discrimination cases that could for the first time resolve at a national level whether lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees are entitled to the protections
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HSB’s Employment Law Seminar Series: The Terms of Employment
Join us for our next employment law seminar, Offer Letters and Employment Contracts: The Terms of Employment, on Thursday, April 25.
Perry MacLennan will discuss contracting with employees in South Carolina and the concepts of at-will employment. He will also focus on how to use offer letters correctly, South Carolina’s notice requirements and when to enter restrictive covenants.
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Joint Employment
On April 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The Department is proposing to revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint
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Innovative HR Discussions
HSB is partnering with Anderson University to host Beyond Compliance: Innovative Workplace Strategies for the Future, a four-part series geared to business leaders interested in engaging in strategic discussions about current and anticipated issues facing employers. The first event
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Duty of Care Owed To Employee Subjected To Drug Testing
On March 20, 2019, the South Carolina Supreme Court recognized that a drug testing laboratory owes a duty of care to an employee who is subjected to drug testing in the employment context.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Hosts March Employment Law Seminar
Join us for our next employment law seminar, Protecting Your Assets When Employees Leave – Trade Secrets and More, on Thursday, March 28.
Denny Major will discuss how employers are investigating and taking action on employee theft of company information including:
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