My articles usually analyze a particular case and the impact of the court's decision on the relationship between employers and employees. With the release of a number of decisions addressing employment at will earlier this...more
At-will employment is the normal employer-employee relationship in South Carolina. In 2004, the state legislature passed a law stating that handbooks that took certain reasonable steps did not create a contractual exception...more
4/24/2018
/ Appeals ,
At-Will Employment ,
Building Codes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Permits ,
Directed Verdicts ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Public Policy ,
Public Safety ,
Retaliation ,
SC Supreme Court ,
Stop Work Orders ,
Wrongful Termination
Employees and their counsel have been very aggressive in attempting to couch employment claims as state-law matters and filing claims in state court instead of federal court to try to avoid the federal judiciary. For various...more
3/1/2017
/ At-Will Employment ,
Boeing ,
Breach of Contract ,
Defamation ,
Defense Strategies ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Contract ,
Exclusive Remedy ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Implied Contract ,
Motion to Amend ,
OSHA ,
Public Policy ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Law Claims ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Termination