Absenteeism is a constant issue for employers, draining resources and causing loss of productivity. One way many employers try to reduce costs of tracking unexcused absences is through “no-fault” attendance policies, in which...more
As the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson approach, it’s history in the making. But how will the new Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court impact future workplace-related cases?...more
As workplaces in North Carolina and South Carolina are opening back up, employers should make sure they are up to date on their rights and obligations to test or otherwise screen their employees for COVID-19 under the federal...more
A thousand or more federal contractor and subcontractor establishments will receive audit scheduling letters in the next few weeks because they have been picked for a compliance review by the government—and it is not too late...more
A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling may offer employers in North and South Carolina another defense against an employee’s retaliation claim: No liability for adverse action against an employee based on the...more
A recent decision from a federal court in New York serves as a reminder to employers in South Carolina and North Carolina of just how difficult an employee’s allegations of retaliation can be to challenge, and how employers...more
Is your federal contracting business in compliance with new rules and regulations?
A series of executive orders signed or implemented this year imposes substantial new obligations on employers contracting or...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by a part-time employee who had been placed on unpaid leave while she was expecting a baby – a decision that puts employers on notice that they...more
On February 5, just after the lunch hour at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, the ex-wife of a popular public health professor entered the campus office where the professor conducted cancer research and shot him...more