James T. Hedgepath

Jamie Hedgepath's practice focuses on employment issues, including employment discrimination, FMLA, wage payment and employee handbook matters. Mr. Hedgepath also practices extensively in the areas of ERISA and employee benefits litigation.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Hedgepath worked for several years as a member of management for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. where he dealt with employment related issues on a daily basis.

While in law school, Mr. Hedgepath was an Articles Editor for the American Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, and won CALI awards in the areas of Real Estate Transactions and Law and Economics. 

Mr.Hedgepath regularly speaks to employer groups and associations and has been published in a number of employment related periodicals.

• 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 & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas
• 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 - August 2006
  U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Provision of Title VII
• 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.

• Document Retention Compliance Seminar
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - ADA Update - May 2006
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2006