S.C. Supreme Court Addresses Faculty Handbooks and Tenure

S.C. Supreme Court Addresses Faculty Handbooks and Tenure The South Carolina Supreme Court speaks only rarely on issues directly relevant to higher education. However, last week’s decision in Crenshaw v. Erskine College has significant implications for colleges and universities. While the lengthy opinion is likely to influence a wide variety of legal decisions concerning colleges…
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Rachel Horton Joins Wyche as Summer Associate

We welcome Rachel Horton to our 2020 Summer Associates Class!  Rachel is a 2L at Duke University School of Law where she is involved in the Duke Law North Carolina Club, the Duke Law Innocence Project, the Women’s Law Student Association, the Business Law Society, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund.  Rachel received her undergraduate…
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A Message from Our CEO in Observation of Juneteenth

Friday, June 19th is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.  Wyche’s offices will be closed to observe and celebrate this day. Juneteenth is an annual holiday observing the end of slavery and marks the day when people in Galveston, Texas, one of the deepest parts of the Confederacy, received news of emancipation.…
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Supreme Court Bans LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 15, 2020, that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited under federal law. The 6-3 majority opinion is authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Stephen Breyer,…
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Justice

A Message from our Executive Committee Chair, Tally Parham Casey: As South Carolina lawyers, we took an oath to “assist the defenseless or oppressed by ensuring that justice is available to all citizens….” We cannot tolerate the persistent violence against our African-American brothers and sisters.  As friends, we cannot be silent.  The injustice is antithetical…
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Is your business taking steps to reduce its COVID-19 liability?

Liability waivers are a well-known staple in the business world.  These waivers are written contracts, or provisions inserted into service agreements, in which you, the business owner, put your customers or clients on notice of the risks of participating in whatever activity – or accepting whatever services – your business provides.  You’ve signed one of…
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Analyzing Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Losses

Businesses are experiencing significant business interruption losses as a result of COVID-19.  You may have purchased “business interruption” insurance, and so you may expect to have coverage under that policy.  Indeed, business interruption insurance is generally intended to cover losses from interruptions to a company’s operations, such as from fires or natural disasters.  Coverage may…
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A message from our Executive Committee Chair

In these uncertain times, Wyche Law Firm is committed to keeping you informed about our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of our clients, associates and teammates in light of the coronavirus outbreak, also known as COVID-19. We are absolutely dedicated to ensuring the health of trusted partners like you. That’s why we have invested…
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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) has passed the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House and is expected to be signed into law by President Trump today, March 27, 2020.  The following is a summary of the key provisions of the CARES Act that most impact businesses. Dramatic Expansion of…
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Trump last night, March 18, 2020.  This emergency legislation includes a number of provisions that directly impact employers – particularly small business owners.  The following is a summary of the key provisions of the Act that will impact employers. Amendments to…
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The ABCs of Being a Fiduciary

A: Are you a fiduciary? Generally, fiduciaries are persons who owe a duty of care and trust to another and must act primarily for the benefit of the other. ERISA fiduciaries may be named in plan documents or may earn the position based on the functions they perform (e.g., the exercise of discretionary authority or…
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Offering Paid FMLA Leave Could Lead to Tax Credits for Your Company

Employers who voluntarily offer paid family and medical leave could be in for a pleasant surprise come next tax season. An act passed in December of 2017 includes a new, easily overlooked tax credit available to any employer who offers paid Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave that meets certain criteria. While the Internal Revenue…
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Even the IRS is on YouTube

Yes, you read that right.  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posts videos to YouTube to help taxpayers, and in this specific case, employers better understand what their tax-related responsibilities are and how to fulfill them. If you’ve hired a third-party payroll service provider to perform payroll processing and tax-related duties, including making employment tax deposits,…
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Overview on the South Carolina Pregnancy Accomodations Act

On May 17, 2018, Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act (the “Act”) into law.  South Carolina is now one of 23 states that expressly grants pregnant employees the right to reasonable accommodations at work.  While federal law already prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy, the Act does include specific notice and accommodation…
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Dusted Off Your Disability Claims Procedures Yet?

We’re more than a month into Spring now even if it doesn’t feel that way outside every day.  If you haven’t had a chance to start your Spring cleaning at home yet, let’s get in the mood by starting on your Spring cleaning at work.  We’re assuming if you’re behind schedule at home, you might…
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DOL Seeks Delay of Its Appeal of Injunction Halting Overtime Rule

On November 22, 2016, the new overtime rules (described at the end of this update) were put on hold after a federal judge sitting in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor’s regulation extending mandatory overtime protections to white collar employees from taking effect. The revised overtime regulations were set to…
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Awards & Accolades

Wyche at Work’s employment practice group is honored that its success continues to be recognized by the most prestigious law firm ranking publications including, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers®, and South Carolina Super Lawyers. Wyche at Work’s employment practice group has been named a Greenville “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2016.…
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Final Revisions to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

EPA has rolled out a final rule revising the 1992 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS).  As we explained in our blog post about the draft rule in February 2014, the WPS protects the nation’s 2 million farm workers from risks that accompany the use of pesticides. Changes in the final rule include annual mandatory training…
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