A continuing point of contention in employment law revolves around who is an employee versus who is an independent contractor. The issue seems to come up often in wage and hour cases and workers’ compensation or unemployment...more
9/29/2017
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Appeals ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Right to Control ,
Subcontractors ,
W-2 ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all South Carolina employers) recently decided a religious accommodation case in which a jury awarded a former employee more than half a million dollars. The Equal...more
8/8/2017
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Back Pay ,
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Civil Rights Act ,
Collateral Source Rule ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Duty to Mitigate ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Lost Wages ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Punitive Damages ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retirement Plan ,
Title VII
One of the most important components of the employment relationship is the benefits package an employer is able to offer its employees. Employee benefits have to make business sense for the employer because there’s always a...more
2/2/2017
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Burden of Proof ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Disability Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Evidence ,
Long Term Disability Insurance ,
Medical Examinations ,
Permanent Disability ,
Plan Documents ,
Standard of Review ,
Third-Party Service Provider