HSB Blog
What does AI mean for HR?
August 10, 2023
By: Perry MacLennan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) might be the most popular phrase of the year, but it is undoubtedly here to stay. We are seeing companies experiment with using AI in the workplace, which often raises questions like, How can employers use AI? Should hiring managers use AI? What are the legal parameters around AI in the workplace?
Webinar Announcement: HSB Mid-Year Employment Law Update
May 06, 2022
Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Perry MacLennan on May 26, from 12-1 PM, for a mid-year employment law update.South Carolina Passes Lactation Support Act
July 06, 2020
By: Perry MacLennan
South Carolina has passed another state law protecting working mothers, this time in the form of supporting mothers who want to express breast milk in the workplace. Governor McMaster recently signed the bill into law, effective June 25, 2020.
2020 Employment Law Legislative Update: Podcast and Blog
January 30, 2020
If you would rather listen than read, check out this podcast when Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Perry MacLennan joined Kelly Scheib and Steve Nail on Survive HR to discuss some of the proposed bills and agency regulations in this blog.Should You Look Outside Your Organization to Investigate a Sexual Harassment Complaint?
December 22, 2017
By: Perry MacLennan
A recent article in The New York Times questioned the propriety and effectiveness of a sexual harassment investigation conducted by a company’s Human Resources Department.
OSHA Provides Update on Electronic Recordkeeping
May 22, 2017
By: Perry MacLennan
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) just announced that it is not accepting electronic submissions of injury and illness logs at this time.
Will South Carolina Ban the Box?
March 06, 2017
In prior posts, we have noted that HR professionals should acknowledge the tension between making hiring decisions based on an applicant’s criminal history and avoiding Title VII liability, if refusing to hire certain individuals based on these prohibitions results in disparate treatment of or disparate impact on protected classes of individuals under Title VII (e.g., race, national origin, gender).
Health Information Privacy: Are Your Employees Putting You at Risk?
August 25, 2016
On August 4, 2016, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) announced that it had reached the largest monetary settlement to date from a single entity for breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).
Gear Up for HSB's 2015 HR Law Updates
August 03, 2015
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Employment Team is pleased to offer the 2015 HR Law Update in six cities this Fall.