Archive for July 2019

It can be difficult to determine exactly what constitutes as harassment in the workplace, especially sexual harassment. Teasing or the occasional comment is not against the law, but there is a line that should not be crossed, especially in an environment where professionalism is required. This is what you need to know when identifying sexual…

In South Carolina, employment is at-will, meaning that an employer doesn’t need a cause to terminate an employee. However, this does not mean that every discharge is fair or legal. If you believe that you’ve been wrongfully discharged in South Carolina for reasons that are protected under state or federal law, there are options you…

In 1969, hundreds of African-American hospital workers, mostly female, walked off the job at Medical College Hospital (MCH) and Charleston County Hospital (CCH), kicking off 100 and 130-day strikes at those facilities. The strikes caused serious strife, though eventually they did bear fruit. Still, some of the same inequalities remain in force in South Carolina…

Many people associate employment discrimination solely with ill treatment based on certain personal characteristics like age or race. While this is often the case, it is also employment discrimination to fire or otherwise subject an employee to negative actions because of that employee’s complaints to human resources or other authorities. This is the issue in…