Edited by: M. Malissa Burnette, Leigh M. Nason, M. Baker Wyche III
© 2011
This is a comprehensive guide for South Carolina lawyers to every major aspect of both federal and South Carolina labor
and employment law. Our distinguished editors and more than 30 contributing authors–many of whom are certified specialists
in labor and employment law– have teamed up to produce a Fourth Edition of this truly balanced and unique treatise covering this pervasive and complex area of law. Federal and state statutes, regulations, common law and administrative
procedures are discussed in a thorough and organized fashion with emphasis on providing practical, understandable answers to the most common questions that arise in most employment cases.
Each book purchase comes with the complete text of the book on CD. The CD will contain a “key word” search tool, making it easy to quickly find what you need.
Whether you need a ready reference to the employment law questions that arise in your own office regarding your own employees, or whether you represent plaintiffs or defendants,individuals or employers in the challenging and complex labor and employment field, or whether your questions arise as a public sector attorney working in a local, state or federal government
capacity, you need this valuable and important book.
*Because the complete text of the book is included on CD, this publication may not be returned.
Summary of Contents:
South Carolina Labor and Employment Law
Chapter 1 - Employment Contracts
Chapter 2 - Covenants Not to Compete and Other Restrictive Covenants
Chapter 3 - Employee Reputation, Privacy and Dignity
Chapter 4 - Employment-Related Torts
Chapter 5 - Retaliatory Discharge
Chapter 6 - Unemployment Compensation
Federal and State Laws Relating to Pay and Benefits
Chapter 7 - Fair Labor Standards Act
Chapter 8 - Wage Payment Act and Related Laws
Chapter 9 - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Federal Labor and Employment Laws
Chapter 10 - Family and Medical Leave Act
Chapter 11 - Foreign Nationals in the Workforce
Chapter 12 - Labor-Management Relations
Chapter 13 - Obligations of Federal Government Contractors
Chapter 14 - Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 15 - Veterans' Rights and Benefits
Chapter 16 - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws
Chapter 17 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Chapter 18 - Americans with Disabilities Act
Chapter 19 - Equal Pay
Chapter 20 - Whistleblower Protection and Litigation Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Chapter 21 - Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Special Issues of Public Employees
Chapter 22 - Public Employees
Chapter 23 - Constitutional Rights of Public Employees
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 24 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Statutes of Limitations
Chapter 25 - Statutes of Limitations in Employment Cases
