http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/41 Articles discussing workplace law in South Carolina. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:12:48 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2439 Article: 2439 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Since Governor Sanford signed the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act into law on June 4th, Nexsen Pruet has been working to make sure businesses have all the information they need to make informed decisions. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2438 Article: 2438 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Since Governor Sanford signed the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act into law on June 4th, Nexsen Pruet has been working to make sure businesses have all the information they need to make informed decisions. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2349 Article: 2349 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) South Carolina has become the most recent state to require employers to use a federal work verification program to verify employees' legal status. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford recently signed into law "The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act," which requires both private and public employers to register and participate in a federal work verification program, such as E-Verify, the online employment eligibility verification program operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The new law also prohibits state employers from awarding contracts or subcontracts to employers who fail to use federal work verification programs. The new law also provides for strict penalties against employers who "knowingly or intentionally" employ any unauthorized workers. The penalties include monetary fines, suspension, and even permanent revocation of the ability to employ workers in South Carolina. (For more information on E-Verify requirements, see Littler's 2008 ASAP, Proposed Regulation Addresses Mandatory Use of E-Verify for Federal Contractors, and additional articles on state requirements on www.littler.com.) http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2287 Article: 2287 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act, signed into law by Gov. Sanford on June 4, 2008, changes the legal landscape for employers doing business in the State by imposing new employment verification requirements and establishing penalties for noncompliance. The new law also creates a new cause of action for wrongful termination if a business knowingly and/or intentionally terminates and replaces a legal worker with a worker not authorized to work in the United States. Across the nation, similar laws passed by local and state governments are meeting constitutional challenges with varying results. Below is a summary of the main provisions of the new South Carolina law. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2267 Article: 2267 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act, a comprehensive reform law deemed the "strongest in the nation" by state legislators, was signed by Governor Mark Sanford on June 4, 2008. The Act, a compromise of both sides of the General Assembly of South Carolina as well as the office of the Governor, was ratified by the General Assembly on May 29, 2008, after a 94-19 House vote. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2266 Article: 2266 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Today, Governor Mark Sanford signed into law the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act (H. 4400). The new law prohibits employers in South Carolina from "knowingly and intentionally" employing unauthorized aliens and establishes steps that all employers will be required to take to verify the work status of new hires. Employers that violate the provisions of the law will face tough penalties in the form of monetary fines and possible suspension, even permanent revocation, of the ability to employ workers in South Carolina. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2253 Article: 2253 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) South Carolina has become the most recent state to join the battle against the employment of illegal immigrants. On June 4, 2008, the Governor signed the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act (H 4400). Among other things, this law prohibits employers from knowingly and intentionally employing unauthorized aliens. The law provides that employers who comply in good faith with its employment verification requirements will not be deemed to have knowingly and intentionally employed unauthorized aliens. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2247 Article: 2247 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Today Gov. Mark Sanford will sign into law the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act. The legislation places South Carolina among the few states that require public and private employers to take affirmative steps to verify the legal status of new employees. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2231 Article: 2231 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The California Nurses Association (CNA) and its national arm, the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), are a nursing and health care union that is currently engaging in a widespread membership drive soliciting Registered Nurses throughout South Carolina. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2087 Article: 2087 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Customer list is not a trade secret when the names are readily available.