William Floyd

William H. Floyd, III practices labor and employment law including employee benefits litigation.

Mr. Floyd has more than twenty years of experience counseling employers of all sizes regarding day-to-day as well as complex human resource issues.

Mr. Floyd's experience is broad-based and includes labor arbitrations, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice charges, union campaigns, employment discrimination claims, and ERISA-related cases. He litigates wrongful discharge, discrimination, employee benefits, non-competition covenants, and wage and hour disputes. He also assists employers with site selection and incentive issues.

He excels at helping clients avoid costly legal problems through such things as strategic planning with management and interactive training with all supervisory levels.

Mr. Floyd received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Wofford College.

• Certified Arbitrator (SC)
• Certified Mediator (SC and USDSC)
• Certified Labor and Employment Specialist
• South Carolina Bar - Employment and Labor Law Section (Past Chairman)
• Best Lawyers in America, Labor & Employment Law
• Society for Human Resource Managers, Columbia Chapter (President, 2009)
• Greenville Young Lawyers Association (Former President)
• Leadership Greenville - Class of 1997
• Leadership Columbia - Class of 1998
• Midlands Special Needs Foundation (Board of Directors)
• BSA Troop 221 (Committee Member)
• Adjunct Professor, U.S.C. School of Law (1999)

• Twenty-Five Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named Among South Carolina’s Super Lawyers®
  Twenty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named to the 2009 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®.
• Governor Appoints Floyd to Disabilities Council
  William Floyd III, an employment and labor attorney in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office, has joined The South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council.
• "Q&A: Understanding S.C.’s unemployment system"
  Nexsen Pruet attorney William Floyd was interviewed for a "News Extra" in the Saturday, February 7th, edition of The State.
• Nexsen Pruet Video Featured on Website
  The Employment Law Information Network features Nexsen Pruet on its website.
• Video - "Employment Law: How Will the 2008 Election Impact You and Your Business?"
  Employers can expect that efforts will be made to significantly change employment and labor laws and regulations over the next several months. Nexsen Pruet Employment and Labor Law attorneys David Dubberly, William Floyd, Cherie Blackburn and Mike Brittingham provide a briefing to help clients prepare for the changes.
• Employment Law: How Will the 2008 Election Impact You and Your Business?
  With the election of Senator Barack Obama as President, and the Democratic Party gaining seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, employers can expect that efforts will be made to significantly change employment and labor laws and regulations over the next several months.
• Election 2008: How Will the Outcome Impact You and Your Business?
  The election offered three outcomes, all of which could have had a significant impact on how the federal government operates for the next two years and on your business interests.
• 45 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers
  Columbia, SC – Forty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The publication also ranks Nexsen Pruet #1 in eleven practice areas in South Carolina and three in North Carolina.
• William Floyd joins S.C. Chamber of Commerce Board
  William Floyd III, an employment and labor attorney in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office, will serve on the 2008-2009 Board of Directors of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
• 38 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Names To "The Best Lawyers in America 2008"
  Thirty-eight attorneys from Nexsen Pruet, LLC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 – including six who have now earned the honor for 10 years or more.
• Americans with Disabilities Act UPDATE - Employment Law Briefing Covers Recent Developments
  Employers constantly struggle with how to apply important ADA requirements to day-to-day issues that arise in the workplace. Please join us for a free breakfast briefing for employers about recent developments under the ADA.

• Employment Law Update - June 2009 Supplemental
  Starting July 1, 2009, private employers in South Carolina with 100 or more employees must comply with the employment verification requirements of the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act.
• Employment Law Update - June 2009
  This edition focuses on recent court decisions striking down restrictive covenants for being overly broad and highlights the need to narrowly tailor non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
• Employment Law Update - May 2009
  This edition explains why many employers are seeking privileged legal compliance reviews of their compensation practices and documentation in the aftermath of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
  A brief video update on immigration compliance developments is available by clicking here. Then, click on the video entitled "Immigration."
• Employment Law Update - March 2009
  This edition describes the recently enacted Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which extends the time period in which employees can pursue pay discrimination claims.
• Employment Law Update - February 2009 - Special COBRA Edition
  The economic stimulus law signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009, contains significant changes to COBRA, providing for a premium subsidy for eligible employees and also giving eligible individuals another chance to elect COBRA.
• Employment Law Update - February 2009
  This edition summarizes laws and issues that can impact Carolinas employers when downsizing or otherwise reducing payroll or schedules.
• Employment Law Update - January 2009
  This edition summarizes key provisions of the new FMLA regulations, which will require substantial changes in employer policies and practices.
• Video - "Employment Law: How Will the 2008 Election Impact You and Your Business?"
  Employers can expect that efforts will be made to significantly change employment and labor laws and regulations over the next several months. Nexsen Pruet Employment and Labor Law attorneys David Dubberly, William Floyd, Cherie Blackburn and Mike Brittingham provide a briefing to help clients prepare for the changes.
• Employment Law Update - December 2008
  2009 promises to bring many changes and challenges for employers and their human resources departments. This edition identifies employment and labor law compliance issues that can be addressed through audits and employee surveys, as well as policy reviews and training.
• Employment Law Update - January 2008
  This edition analyzes the recent decision of the National Labor Relations Board upholding an e-mail policy that prohibited employees from using the employer's e-mail system to send “non-job-related solicitations.” This Update also contains a Benefits Alert describing a new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rule allowing employers to coordinate retiree health plans with Medicare.
• Employment & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas

• Post-Election Update: Labor & Employment Issues
• Leave or Left - FMLA and Unemployment Benefits
• How to Hire and Retain Individuals with Disabilities
• Sixth Annual CLE Ethics Seminar