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Katie Busbee is an associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville office and helps companies doing business in South Carolina with employment law and economic development matters. Katie advises employers on a wide range of human resource matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, leave, ADA and FMLA compliance, discrimination and harassment. She is experienced in representing companies in government investigations before the EEOC.

Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.

On January 25, Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Katie Busbee presented on key issues impacting employers this year in our 2024 employment law legislative preview.

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During a recent webinar, Katie Busbee discussed the essential elements of maintaining your workplace’s employee handbooks. In this blog post, Katie will delve into key employee handbook components and best practices and explore recent employment law updates.

While not legally

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Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Katie Busbee on October 26, from 12-1 PM, for our next employment law webinar as she discusses important provisions

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Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.

Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Katie Busbee on September 28, from 12-1 PM, for our next employment law webinar covering the federal

Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement – Fundamentals of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Best Practices for Compliance

On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, which raised the minimum wage paid by government contractors to workers performing work “on or in connection with” covered federal contracts. As of January 1, 2023, workers covered by

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On February 2, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Perry MacLennan and Katie Busbee addressed key issues impacting employers in 2023, including:

  • The Labor Market & Layoffs
  • Minimum Wage & Pay Transparency
  • Quiet Quitting
  • Return to Office vs. Remote Work

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has extended the public comment period on its newly proposed test to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If adopted, the proposed rule would
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In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd focused our October employment law webinar on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance related to technology used in hiring and the workplace.

On October 27, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that non-exempt employees be paid no less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. How should an employer calculate an employee’s
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