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HSB Webinar Announcement: Navigating Religious Accommodations and Bias in the Workplace: Legal Obligations and Best Practices

November 04, 2024

Join Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Katie Busbee on Thursday, November 21, from 12-1 PM as they discuss legal obligations and best practices for navigating religious accommodations and bias in the workplace.

HSB Webinar Announcement: Politics in the Workplace

October 08, 2024

Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.

On October 24, Chris Gantt-Sorenson discussed the impact of politics in the workplace.

Chris Gantt-Sorenson Named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2024 Employment Law Power List

October 04, 2024

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Chris Gantt-Sorenson was named to the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2024 Employment Law Power List. Statewide, only ten attorneys received this recognition.

HSB Webinar Announcement: Aligning Investigations and Policies with 2024 EEOC Standards: A Toolkit for HR Professionals

September 06, 2024

Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.

On September 26, Chris Gantt-Sorenson covered the EEOC's 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace in detail, providing employers and human resource professionals an understanding of how the Guidance impacts EEOC's investigations and considerations of Charges of Discrimination and Harassment filed with the agency. 
 

77 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

August 15, 2024

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is proud to announce that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 77 HSB attorneys for inclusion in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, including eleven attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” and fifteen attorneys as “Ones to Watch.”

To Non-Compete Agreement or to Not? That is the Question.

August 14, 2024

Update:
On August 20, 2024, a federal district judge in Texas issued an order that blocks the FTC’s new non-compete rule from taking effect on September 4, 2024. The ruling, which was made in the case of Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (N.D. Tex.), applies nationwide. The judge determined that the FTC lacked authority to promulgate regulations with respect to unfair methods of competition, and that the new non-compete rule is arbitrary and capricious. The FTC has an option to appeal the ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  
 

41 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Named 2024 “Legal Elite”

August 08, 2024

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that 41 of our attorneys have been named 2024 “Legal Elite” by Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine.

EEOC Finalizes Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act

April 18, 2024

The EEOC issued its Final Rule and Interpretive Guidance implementing the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on Monday, April 15, 2024. The Rule becomes effective sixty days after it is published in the Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Appendix A to part 1636.
 

Love is Blind.

April 12, 2024

It’s not often I get to title an employment law update “Love is Blind,” but a recent ruling presents an opportunity to remind employers arbitration provisions in employment agreements are not enforceable when an employment dispute turned litigation pertains directly or indirectly to sex harassment. 

HSB Webinar Announcement: Navigating Independent Contractor Relationships

March 13, 2024

Click here to view a recording of this webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.

We touched on the new independent contractor rules issued by the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board during our January legislative update, but many of our attendees followed up by requesting more in-depth training on navigating independent contractor relationships in your businesses.
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