William H. Floyd III

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

Mr. Floyd has 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, 2008)
• 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)

• 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.
• Three Attorneys Join Nexsen Pruet, Further Strengthening Benefits and Employment Practice
  Nexsen Pruet, LLC, announced today that three new attorneys have joined the firm, bringing added strength and experience to its employee benefits, labor, and employment practice.
  

• 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
• Employment Law Update - February 2007
  In Ross v. Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Dec. 21, 2006), the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer's incentive compensation plan violated the South Carolina Payment of Wages Act because the plan did not provide a date certain when incentive payments would be made.
• Employment Law Update - January 2007
  Amendments to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to the exchange of electronic data during course of litigation went into effect on December 1, 2006.
• Employment Law Update - November 2006
  National Labor Relations Board's Recent Decision May Mean More "Supervisors" for Hospitals and Other Employers
• Employment Law Update - October 2006
  On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed the 900-plus page Pension Protection Act of 2006 ("PPA"), putting in place many reforms to federal tax and employee benefit laws intended to strengthen the nation's private employer retirement system.
• Employment Law Update - September 2006
  General Statement to Human Resources May Put Employer On Notice of Sexual Harassment By Co-Worker.
• Employment Law Update - August 2006
  U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Provision of Title VII
• Unemployment Compensation in South Carolina
  New for 2006! A detailed guide to one of the most complicated and confusing areas of employment law – unemployment compensation.
• Employment Law Update - July 2006
  Fourth Circuit Holds Employee Has No Automatic Right To Job Restoration Following FMLA Leave
• Employment Law Update - June 2006
  Recent Decisions Highlight Importance Of Background Checks for Employers
• The Electronic Workplace: Blogs, Cybersmears and Similar Challenges
  William Floyd of the Columbia office and Jamie Hedgepath of the Greenville office authored this article on the impact of technology on employers, employees, information security and privacy for the May 2006 issue of South Carolina Lawyer.
• SC Legislature addresses employee handbooks
  Nexsen Pruet attorney William Floyd on the General Assembly's approach to employee handbooks in the Palmetto State.

• Sixth Annual CLE Ethics Seminar
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2007: Protecting Your Company's Secrets
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - October 2006: Immigration Law - Is Your Business in Compliance?
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - ADA Update - May 2006
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2006