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State Employment Law Articles
Report Link Employee handbook does not constitute an employment contractOgletree Deakins - September 12, 2006 Court finds disciplinary procedures did not alter employee's at will employment status. Report Link Negligent Retention Claim Brought Against Employer Fails (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - February 27, 2006 The South Carolina Court of Appeals
recently dismissed a negligent
retention lawsuit brought on behalf of
a disabled customer who was allegedly
harassed by a bus driver. The court
rejected the victim’s claim that the employee
should have been fired after a
similar previous incident involving a
co-worker. According to the court, the
driver’s prior misconduct lacked a sufficient
nexus to the incident with the
disabled customer. Report Link South Carolina Nurse's $210,000 Jury Award Upheld (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - June 03, 2005 The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of a nurse who was fired from her job for allegedly using her employer’s toll-free line to make a personal phone call. The court upheld a $210,000 jury award for the employee’s claim for breach of employment contract. Report Link Handbook Does Not Alter "At-Will" Status (pdf)Ogletree Deakins - December 27, 2004 The South Carolina Supreme Court
recently rejected an employee's breach
of contract claim even though the employee
handbook did not state that
employees could be fired for any or no
reason. According to the court, since
the manual was not "inherently ambiguous"
it did not call into question
the employee's at-will status. Report Link South Carolina Legislature Enacts Protection for At-Will Employment Relationship.Jackson Lewis LLP - May 13, 2004 In response to recent court rulings, which treat employee handbooks and other employment policies as contracts, South Carolina has enacted legislation intended to reverse those rulings and to renew the at-will employment relationship.
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Employment Law Seminars
2010 Ushers In Many Important Changes to Workplace Laws
Columbia
November 20, 2009 Fisher & PhillipsANNUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATESacramento
December 1, 2009 Shaw ValenzaMonthly Webinar: Preventing Workplace Harassment (California and National)Webinar
December 1, 2009 LittlerCalifornia Legally Required Sexual Harassment Training: It's Never Too Late to ComplySan Francisco
December 1, 2009 Fisher & PhillipsThe Constangy Management Training Center "Employment Law 201"Tampa
December 2, 2009 ConstangyCalifornia Legally Required Sexual Harassment Training: It's Never Too Late to ComplyOntario
December 2, 2009 Fisher & PhillipsAudio Conference: Employee Caregivers Dealing With DementiaAudio Conference
December 2, 2009 Young ConawayClients, Adversaries and Witnesses: The Ethics of Communication in a Fast-Paced Legal World Web CastWebinar
December 4, 2009 Ford & HarrisonTaking Executive Compensation Hostage; What To DoWebinar
December 8, 2009 Baker HostetlerPREVENTING HARASSMENT AND OTHER EEO ISSUES AT WORK: IT’S ALL ABOUT RESPECT (AB 1825 COMPLIANCE)Sacramento
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