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Senior Care Costs Soar
A survey conducted by Genworth Financial, one of the major providers of long-term care insurance, has concluded that...
Wage Theft is Bad News for Workers
Wage theft is the most prevalent of theft in the U.S. today, accounting for more lost funds than any other specific...
Texas Bill Could Shut Down Dangerous Nursing Homes
The Texas Senate is considering a bill that would place more stringent consequences on nursing homes that receive...
School’s Legal Troubles Set an Example
South Carolina State University, the state’s only publicly funded historically black college, has undergone a long...
Ritchie v. Rupe: Reversing Shareholder Rights
In the summer of 2014, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a decision that has caused quite a bit of controversy. It’s...
Nursing Home Scores Drop With New Federal Ratings
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently revamped its rating system for nursing homes. The result:...
Nursing Homes Losing Patience with Patients
A growing trend in nursing homes has many families worried about their financial futures. Nursing home chains have...
Should South Carolina Raise the Minimum Wage?
SC Minimum Wage: In the past few months there has been much heated debate over whether state governments should raise...
How Surge Pay Impacts Call Center Workers
Zappos, the online retail giant, is already well known for their exemplary customer service, answering 80% of queries...
It’s All Uber But The Shouting: Employee versus Independent Contractor (And Why It Even Matters)
Uber’s in the news yet again. This time, it’s Uber’s service in South Carolina that has spawned complications for the...
True or FLSA: Employees Should Get Paid for All Hours Worked (Or, Integral and Indispensable Duties under the Fair Labor Standards Act)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a complex federal law, and it affects millions of workers every single day. In...
Perhaps Not-So-Savi: Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit last month against Savi Technology, Inc., alleging that...
A Chip On the Ol’ Clock: The ADA’s Reasonable Accommodation Requirements
On September 17, 2008, an employee of Walgreens stopped stocking the store shelves just long enough to open and eat a...
Taking Government at its Word or Not: Promissory Estoppel
The stage is set for a Supreme Court battle over the presence or absence of the all-important scintilla of evidence in an employment-related estoppel claims against the City of Columbia.
An Ounce of Prevention: Tips for Getting Better Nursing Home Care
Tips for Getting Better Nursing Home Care
20 Years of Practicing Law: Some Lessons Learned
Things You Learn after Practicing Law for 20+ Years 20 Years of Practicing Law: Some Lessons Learned: As a seasoned...