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2 Videos About Employment Issues
April 5, 2008

Employment Law Update - April 2008
April 2008

This edition analyzes an important court ruling relating to the drafting, interpretation, and enforcement of invention assignment clauses in employment agreements.

Top 10 Law Firms that Understand Economic Development
April 2008

Nexsen Pruet is named among the top law firms in the Southeast for economic development - and is the only law firm listed in South Carolina.

Premises Liability: The Exposure Your Business May Have Overlooked
Molly Hughes
IADC Business Committee Newsletter    March 2008

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.

Overview And Update On Wind Pool Expansion In South Carolina
Molly Hughes
South Carolina Business Review Monthly    March 2008

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.

Lawyers as Employers- Part 1
Molly Hughes
South Carolina Lawyers    March 2008

Lawyers as Employers: Hiring, Firing and Everything in Between.

Employment Law Update - March 2008
March 2008

The federal appeals court with jurisdiction over the Carolinas concludes that claims by employees that are directly covered by the FLSA—such as overtime pay claims—must be brought under the FLSA and cannot be brought under state law causes of action that make it easier to sue and to recover punitive damages.

Employment Law Update - February 2008 - Special FMLA Edition
February 2008

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA), which contains a provision amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for the first time since the FMLA was enacted in 1993. The NDAA amendment expands the FMLA for employees in military families.

Employment Law Update - February 2008
February 2008

This edition analyzes a recent lawsuit in which an employer accused a former employee of taking its customer lists and using them to compete with the employer. This edition also summarizes OSHA's new rule requiring employers to provide certain protective equipment to employees at the employer's expense.

Employment Law Update - January 2008
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.

Negotiated Fees In Lieu of Taxes and Special Source Revenue Bonds/Credits in South Carolina – 2008
January 2008

This brochure outlines the basic structure of the negotiated Fee in Lieu of Taxes ("FILOT") and Special Source Revenue Bond/Credit programs in South Carolina, each of which relates to property taxes for qualifying businesses.

Job Development Credits, Jobs Tax Credits and Other Enterprise Zone Benefits - 2008
January 2008

This brochure highlights the principal benefits available to qualifying South Carolina businesses under the South Carolina Enterprise Zone Act, as modified by the Economic Development Industrial Cluster Act of 1996 and the Rural Development Act of 1996 (as so modified, and as amended, the “EZA”).

Industrial Revenue Bonds in South Carolina 2008
January 2008

This brochure provides an overview of financing with industrial revenue bonds (“IDBs” or “bonds”) and presents the basic facts and concepts in simple terms.


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