Blog Recommendation by Ted Gentry Works don’t have to be pretentious to be profound, and they don’t have to be utterly earnest to have an

A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace Recommended By: Ted Gentry If it is possible to be at once deeply

John Adams by David McCullough Recommended By: Henry Parr David McCullough’s  John Adams is so good that I hated to come to the end.  After a slow

Prepared by Ted Gentry January 2015 North Carolina Companies Entangled in Religious Accommodation Claims with the EEOC Claims of religious discrimination with the EEOC seem

Prepared by Ted Gentry October 2014 EEOC Update:  More Tricks, Fewer Treats for Employers this Halloween The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is the federal agency tasked

Prepared by Ted Gentry September 2014 Kickball Injury Leads to Workers’ Compensation Award.  Wait, What? Because Wyche at Work enjoys competitive recreational activities and company

Prepared by Wyche attorney Ted Gentry August 2014 Handbook Series: Communication System Policies and the Blurred Line between Personal Space and the Workplace In a

Prepared by Ted Gentry July 2014 Fourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Employer in Whistleblower Case Whistleblower claims, which protect employees who report potentially illegal

Prepared by Ted Gentry June 2014 Employee Handbooks and Manuals Part VI: Exploring the Blurry Line between Business and Personal through the Lens of Social Media

Prepared by Ted Gentry May 2014 Construction Company Hit With Massive I-9 Penalty Wyche at Work has previously outlined the dangers of hiring undocumented workers and the

Prepared by Ted Gentry April 2014 Fourth Circuit Reins in the EEOC with Attorneys Fee Award There have been a number of recent decisions penalizing

Prepared by Ted Gentry March 2014 Employee Handbooks and Manuals Part III: Essential Provisions In Part II of our series on employee handbooks, Wyche at

Prepared by Ted Gentry February 2014 Employee Handbooks and Manuals Part II:  Highlighting the “No-Contract” Disclaimer Wyche at Work continues its 2014 series on employee

Prepared by Ted Gentry December 2013 Social Media and the Workplace Part III In this month’s edition of Wyche at Work we will end our three-part

Prepared by Wyche attorneys, Ted Gentry and Andy Coburn May 2013 The Emergence of Genetic Discrimination Claims Earlier this year, Wyche at Work focused on the importance

Prepared by Ted Gentry November 2013 I Can Be Sued Personally For Wage and Employment Tax Claims? Clients tend to think that the corporate shield automatically

Prepared by Ted Gentry October 2013 National Disability Employment Awareness Month October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month (“NDEAM”), a national campaign to raise awareness of

Prepared by Ted Gentry October 2013 The Shutdown: How Does It Affect Private Employers? Wyche at Work is actively working (always!), but the news of

Prepared by Ted Gentry September 2013 IRS and DOL Issue Guidance Regarding Same-Sex Marriage The IRS and the Department of Labor (DOL) have both issued initial

Prepared by Ted Gentry July 2013 Administration Postpones Deadline for Employer Mandate The health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, includes the so-called

Prepared by Ted Gentry  June 2013 The EEOC Sues BMW for Improper Use of Background Checks in Employment Decisions The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is testing

Prepared by Ted Gentry April 2013 E-Verify and SC Immigration Update The federal E-Verify program to confirm workers’ authorization to legally work in the United States continues

Prepared by Ted Gentry March 2013 Hiring Highlights We believe it’s a good sign that South Carolina businesses are concerned about hiring issues. Nationally, the average number

Prepared by Ted Gentry February 2013 Hiring Highlights As experts cautiously track the economy and job growth trends, your company may find itself in the

Prepared by Ted Gentry January 2013 Hiring Highlights In response to the job growth trend in South Carolina at the end of 2012, Wyche at Work

Prepared by Ted Gentry December 2012 2012 in Review:  South Carolina Legislative Changes On the employment front, 2012 will most likely be noted in South Carolina

Prepared by Ted Gentry November 2012 Holiday Parties We don’t want to dampen your holiday cheer, but there are a few ways employers can reduce the

Prepared by Ted Gentry October 2012 Voting Leave Laws With Election Day drawing near, you may get some questions from employees about taking off time from

Prepared by Ted Gentry September 2012 Avoiding Pitfalls in Overtime Calculations An employer’s failure to follow the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act

Prepared by Ted Gentry August 2012 Wyche Achieves Major Victory for Employers Before South Carolina Supreme Court In an appeal handled by Wyche litigator Henry Parr,

Prepared by Ted Gentry July 2012 There They Go Again:  NLRB Imperialism The National Labor Relations Board has published a new webpage for employees which, according

Interview with Ted Gentry As heard on “The South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer Broadcast Friday, July 13, 2012 Read the transcript below: Those

Interview with Ted Gentry As heard on “The South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer Broadcast Thursday, June 28, 2012 Read the transcript below: As

Prepared by Ted Gentry June 2012 Statistics for Discrimination Charges Now Available Online The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just posted statistics for private sector workplace

Prepared by Ted Gentry May 2012 EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records Following several public meetings, the Equal Employment

Prepared by Ted Gentry April 2012 NLRB Posting Not Required in SC … For Now We have previously discussed the recent National Labor Relations Board regulation

Prepared by Ted Gentry March 2012 NLRB Issues Second Report Challenging Social Media Policies The Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations

Interview with Ted Gentry As heard on “South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer Broadcast February 19, 2009 As parents, we spend a lot of

Interview with Ted Gentry As heard on “South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer Broadcast April 24, 2008 Many employers are familiar with the traditional

Interview with Ted Gentry As heard on “South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer Broadcast April 11 and 12, 2007 If you run a business,