Molly Hughes Cherry

Molly Hughes Cherry practices in the litigation and in the employment and labor groups.

Mrs. Cherry received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in Government and Spanish from Wofford College where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Mrs. Cherry graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she was a member of the South Carolina Law Review, the Order of the Wig and Robe, the Order of the Barristers, the ABA Moot Court Team, and the John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court.

• Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court
• Prior to joining Nexsen Pruet, Mrs. Cherry clerked for the Honorable David C. Norton of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division.
• Best Lawyers in America, Labor & Employment Law
• SC Bar Employment and Labor Law Section, Council Member and Newsletter Coordinator
• Tort and Insurance Practices Section of the SC Bar, Council Member
• USC Compleat Lawyer Silver Award

• Molly Hughes Cherry & Bob Coble Honored with Leadership in Law Award
  South Carolina Lawyers Weekly has honored Molly Hughes Cherry and Bob Coble with their Leadership in Law award.
• Fifty-eight Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America®
  Fifty-eight Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
• USC Law School Honors Nexsen Pruet Attorneys
  The USC Law School Alumni Association’s Compleat Lawyer Awards Dinner honored two Nexsen Pruet attorneys.
• 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®.
• Two Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Honored with Compleat Lawyer Award
  Nexsen Pruet announces prestigious recognition for two of the firm’s attorneys. Bob Coble has been selected as a Platinum 2009 Compleat Lawyer and Molly Hughes Cherry has been selected as a Silver 2009 Compleat Lawyer.
• "Seminar explores how new FMLA, ADA changes will affect employers"
  The January 26th edition of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly features an article about Nexsen Pruet seminars in which employers learned about changes to the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
• "Wind Pool Expansion in South Carolina: One Year Later"
  The January 2009 edition of South Carolina Business features an article written by Nexsen Pruet attorney Molly H. Cherry.
• Molly Hughes Cherry Named to Board of S.C. Womens Lawyers' Association
  Molly Hughes Cherry, a Member (partner) in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, has been named to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Womens Lawyers’ Association.
• 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.
• 18 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named Among South Carolina's "Super Lawyers"
• Molly Hughes Named to Wofford College Alumni Executive Council
• 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.
• Molly Hughes Selected for Leadership South Carolina
  Mary L. (“Molly”) Hughes, a Member (partner) in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, has been chosen for the 2007 class of Leadership South Carolina.
• Molly Hughes Earns Spot on "40 Under 40" List From Charleston Regional Business Journal
  Mary ("Molly") L. Hughes, a Member in Nexsen Pruet's Charleston office, has been named to the Charleston Regional Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list for 2006.
• Molly Hughes, John Emerson Certified As Specialists in Employment and Labor Law
  The South Carolina Supreme Court has certified Nexsen Pruet attorneys Mary ("Molly") L. Hughes and John F. Emerson as Specialists in Employment and Labor Law.

• Employment Law Update - March 2010
  This edition describes new audit initiatives by the IRS and DOL that focus on potential misclassification of workers as independent contractors when they are, in fact, employees, as well as potential misclassification of employees as exempt from wage and hour laws when they do not meet the requirements for exempt status.
• Employment Law Update - February 2010
  This month's Employment Law Update addresses some of the legal risks associated with employee use of blackberries and cell phones after work hours or while driving.
• Employment Law Update - January 2010
  As the new year gets underway, the January edition of the Update discusses four resolutions employers will want to consider.
• Employment Law Update - December 2009
  This edition addresses employment law issues arising from employee and employer use of online social networking sites.
• Managing the Holidays
  Employers who fail to consider holiday-related legal issues may end up having a blue Christmas. In addition to sugarplums, below are two issues to ponder as the holiday season approaches: the office party and holiday pay and time off.
• Employment Law Update - October 2009
  This edition focuses on the EEOC's recent publication that addresses waivers of discrimination claims in employee severance agreements; the EEOC reminds employers and employees about requirements for valid and enforceable releases, especially when the releases are for employees age 40 and older.
• Employment Law Update - August 2009
  This edition focuses on three Department of Labor opinion letters that address how cost-cutting strategies like mandatory furloughs and reduced workweeks may affect an employee's exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It also updates pending North Carolina legislation that, if passed, would require private sector employers to use E-Verify to check the legal status of new hires.
• Employment Law Update - July 2009
  This edition discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. decision, which recognized a more stringent standard of proof for employees bringing claims under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). According to the Court, a plaintiff asserting a disparate-treatment claim under the ADEA must prove that age was the “but-for” cause of an adverse employment action, as opposed to a mere “motivating factor.”
• 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."

• LESSONS FROM BEIJING... How a Crisis Involving Substance Abuse Can Become an Opportunity
  Molly Hughes Cherry authored an article entitled "LESSONS FROM BEIJING... How a Crisis Involving Substance Abuse Can Become an Opportunity" for the May 2009 edition of South Carolina Lawyer magazine.
• 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.
• Wind Pool Expansion in South Carolina: One Year Later
  The January 2009 edition of South Carolina Business features an article written by Nexsen Pruet attorney Molly H. Cherry.
• 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.
• 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 - October 2008
  This edition summarizes the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), which expands the protections against discrimination based on disability included in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADAAA in effect overrules U.S. Supreme Court decisions that narrowly interpreted the ADA.
• Lawyers as Employers- Part 1
  Lawyers as Employers: Hiring, Firing and Everything in Between.
• Overview And Update On Wind Pool Expansion In South Carolina
  Earlier this year, South Carolina passed new legislation revising the system for providing windstorm insurance in the state. The new legislation is an effort to provide relief for some coastal home owners faced with exponentially increasing insurance premiums by impacting the private insurance market in such a way as to make insurance more affordable in the state.
• Premises Liability: The Exposure Your Business May Have Overlooked
  Premises liability exposure arises in a variety of manners, from the slippery restaurant floor caused by food falling off the salad bar, to a wet floor at the bank’s entrance from the rain being tracked in by customers, to the attractive nuisance on a construction site created by building activities.
• 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 Law Update--December 2007 Special Immigration Edition
  This edition gives a status report on the Department of Homeland Security's rule, announced in August 2007, addressing what employers should do upon receipt of a "no-match" letter from the Social Security Administration. Implementation of the rule was recently enjoined by a federal judge, and DHS is working on a revised rule. The article goes on to provide pointers on what employers can do in response to no-match letters pending publication of the revised rule.
• Employment Law Update - December 2007
  The end of the year and the accompanying holidays often bring requests by employees for time off for the religious observances and requests to display religious symbols at work.
• Employment Law Update - August 2007
  On July 3, 2007, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated a decision it rendered in 2005, but later vacated, that employers cannot enforce a release of claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) unless the release has been approved by a court or the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Employment & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas
• 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 - 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 - June 2006
  Recent Decisions Highlight Importance Of Background Checks for Employers
• Employee Identify Theft: Employers Beware
  Learn more about employers' obligations and responsibilities under state and federal law.
• Title III of the ADA: More than an Employment Statute
  July 26, 2000 marked the tenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which was enacted to recognize and protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. To commemorate the anniversary the EEOC issued two major guidances and a status report....

• Employment Law Quarterly Breakfast Briefing
• Chamber Labor Climate Network Human Resource Workshop
• Employment Law Quarterly Breakfast Briefings
• Leadership in Law Awards
• Webinar: Immigration Compliance & Enforcement Update
• Someone's Knocking at the Door: Handling EEOC, DOL and OSHA Investigations
• Corporate and HR Executive Lunch & Learn Series
• Document Retention Compliance Seminar
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - ADA Update - May 2006
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2006