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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.

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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.

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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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