The authors at Ogletree Deakins have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Tennessee Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide

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The South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide is a reference manual for employers, human resources managers, and others responsible for employment and personnel matters. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the federal and state laws that affect employment in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide covers a wide range of issues, including:
- the employment relationship
- employment contracts
- discrimination
- employee benefits
- FMLA
- safety and health
- unions and related issues
- workforce reductions
- record keeping
- and much more.
Major changes in federal regulations pertaining to overtime and employee classifications have been made, and the courts continue to interpret those changes. This publication contains 28 chapters, covering federal law as well as South Carolina's employment-at-will and other state-specific legislation. Law and judicial interpretations are analyzed, and everything is presented in an easy-to-follow format.
Authored by Fisher & Phillips LLP, this publication is a must for all employers, from small businesses to large company human resources managers.
This edition of the manual represents a major revision and contains much new material. Chapter editors for the 2012 revised edition include: Cheryl L. Behymer; Joe Brennan; Michael D. Carrouth; Matthew R. Korn; Reyburn W. Lominack, III; Karen L. Luchka; C. Frederick W. Manning II; Stephen C. Mitchell; Jonathan P. Pearson; George A. Reeves, III; Richele K. Taylor; J. Hagood Tighe; and William D. Wright.
Table of Contents
- Features of the HR Library
- Introduction
- The employment relationship
- Basic hiring practices
- Employment contracts
- Civil rights
- Racial discrimination
- Age discrimination
- Anti-discrimination and government contracts
- Disability discrimination
- Military service
- Wage and hour issues
- Child labor
- Employee benefits
- Leaves of absence and time-off policies
- Workplace privacy
- Employment-related torts
- Alcohol and drug testing
- Workers' compensation
- Safety and health issues
- Unions in the workplace
- Work force reductions
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Performance evaluations
- Termination
- Unemployment compensation
- Violence in the workplace
- Enforcement
- Recordkeeping requirements
- Posting requirements
Recent Updates
12/13/2012
12/13/2012
The authors at Rubenstein & Pitts have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Oklahoma Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out the new section Background checks and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/13/2012
The authors at Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Iowa Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/12/2012
The authors at The Cavanagh Law Firm have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Arizona Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/12/2012
The authors at Squire Sanders (US) LLP have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Ohio Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out the new section Background checks and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/11/2012
The authors at Cozen O’Connor have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Texas Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/11/2012
The authors at Hinkle Law Firm have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Kansas Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
11/09/2012
11/05/2012
The Workplace Safety and Health Compliance Manual has been updated recently:
Chapter 6, Significant standards
Chapter 13, Whistleblower protection – prohibition of discrimination/retaliation
Appendix G, U.S. Department of Labor regional OSHA offices
Appendix H, Directory of states with approved occupational safety and health plans
Appendix J, State plan notice of contest timeline
Appendix V, OSHA’s national, regional, and local special emphasis inspection program
10/26/2012
10/18/2012
10/05/2012
08/28/2012
The authors at Fisher & Phillips have made another update to the South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide on HRsimple.com! Check out the new section, Poster update, which discusses the revised Required Work Place Poster – including a link to the updated poster.
06/29/2012
Your HR Manual has recently been updated! To find out what yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling regarding health care reform means for employers, click on your state below:
For Tennessee, click here.
For Iowa, click here.
For Oklahoma, click here.
For Kansas, click here.
For South Carolina, click here.
06/28/2012
You've heard it on the news – and now you're hearing it from the experts at Barran Liebman! The authors of Health Care Reform: A Year-By-Year Guide for Employers have made a timely update to the text on HRsimple.com. Click here to read the recently added section, "Is health care reform here to stay?" and find out what today’s Supreme Court ruling means for employers.
05/16/2012
The South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide has recently been updated by the authors at Fisher and Phillips in response to a new law change.
The revised section addresses the no-longer mandatory National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) poster – which was to have been a required posting by April 30, and has now been delayed.
To see the new text, check out Appendix B, Posting requirements.