In 1832, South Carolina adopted common-law marriage by way of a court decision, holding the union was a matter of civil contract that didn’t require a ceremony. Rather, two people were married when they agreed and intended to...more
The South Carolina Human Affairs Law has, in its history, had very few amendments, but during the most recent legislative term, the South Carolina Legislature passed and on May 17, 2018, the Governor signed the South Carolina...more
Many readers know that statutory protections passed by state legislatures and Congress are often written to favor the rights of employees. One such statute is South Carolina’s workers’ compensation law. The law requires...more
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
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