This Section serves as a forum for all segments of the employment bar to review and comment on regulatory policy and procedure as well as legislative initiatives. Committees include: Equal Employment Opportunity Committee; Education Committee; Labor Management and Relations Committee; Specialization Committee; Membership Committee; and Occupational Safety/Health Committee.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Employment & Labor Law Section, please forward dues payment in the amount of $15 to: SC Bar, Attn: Tara G. Caine, P.O. Box 608, Columbia, SC 29202. Please make checks payable to the S.C. Bar and note in the memo portion Employ Dues.
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JANET E. RHODES
MELISSA F. SPENCE
CHAIR-ELECT
JACK E. CAHOON
VICE CHAIR
CHANDRA A. STALLWORTH
SECRETARY
CHERIE W. BLACKBURN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
JENNIFER K. MCCARTY
SECTION DELEGATE
SAMANTHA E. ALBRECHT
CLE COORDINATOR
GRANT B. LEFEVER
CLE CO-COORDINATOR
J. PAUL PORTER
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Released May 10th, a new 2023-2024 Supplement for the聽Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers, Fifth Edition.聽It includes updates to every chapter found in both main texts, and includes a brand-new chapter on Protections for Pregnancy, Lactation, and Related Conditions covering the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act, the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act, the South Carolina Lactation Support Act, and paid parental leave.
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The Distance Learning Education Committee will work with the Bar鈥檚 Continuing Legal Education Division (CLE) to establish high quality, intermediate to advanced level online distance learning programming. The Committee will research potential speakers to provide a wide variety of employment and labor law topics. The CLE Division will communicate directly with the speakers regarding topics, taping dates and locations. The Committee鈥檚 goal is to produce up to 10 distance learning programs that will be posted on the Bar website for purchase and viewing by Bar members; and to secure a diverse faculty in terms of practice, gender, experience, specialization, geographic location and so forth. The CLE Division will offer Section members a $20.00 discount on all these programs. For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Nekki Shutt at聽nshutt@burnetteshutt.law or by calling (803) 904-7912.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Committee concentrates on all aspects of equal employment opportunity under federal and state law in both private and public employment, including: employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age and disability; the interface of equal employment opportunity issues with collective bargaining situations under the National Labor Relations Act; use and validation of selection devices; affirmative action under Executive Orders 11246 and 11375; procedures and remedies in class action employment discrimination suits; and liaison with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and the Department of Justice. For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Mary Littlejohn at聽mary.littlejohn@eeoc.gov or by calling聽(864) 565-0353.
The purpose of the Immigration Law Committee is to keep readers up to date with the latest developments in immigration law and related issues such as I-9 employment verifications. There are numerous agencies involved in or impacted by various aspects of immigration law, including the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. State Department, the Social Security Administration, the U.S Department of Labor, and even the IRS.聽聽Together with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, immigration laws and regulations are perhaps the most complex, and certainly more in flux, than any other body of federal law and regulatory provisions.聽聽Certainly, few other issues arouse political passions more than immigration both at the federal, state, and local levels. Indeed, in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform encompassing illegal immigration, many states and local municipalities have waded into the immigration arena on issues as diverse as driver鈥檚 licenses, business licenses, and the award of government contracts. The Committee will strive to inform our readers of key issues relating to immigration as they affect businesses and employees on the international, national, and local levels. For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Bernhard W. Mueller at聽bernhard.mueller@ogletreedeakins.com or by calling (803) 252-1300.
The Labor Management Relations Committee informs its members of developing laws and policies under the National Labor Relations Act and deals with issues germane to union campaigns, elections, and union administration and procedure.聽聽For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Michael Carrouth at聽mcarrouth@fisherphillips.com or by calling (803) 255-0000.
The Membership Committee concentrates on membership development within the Section. The Committee鈥檚 goal is to increase membership, determine what benefits members most want, maintain a strong Section, and to provide quality support.聽聽For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Jay Babb at聽jay@cbphlaw.com or by calling (803) 799-9530.
The Occupational Safety & Health Committee follows developments under the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, as well as various state plans through which occupational safety and health laws and regulations are enforced. The Committee provides members with updates on developments and trends in the occupational, safety and health area. For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Michael Henthorne at聽michael.henthorne@ogletree.com or by calling (803) 252-6873.
The Specialization Committee addresses a variety of specialization issues from providing suggestions to the board regarding the written examination and other specialization requirements to notifying individuals of specialization deadlines and requirements. For additional information or to join this Committee, please contact Hagood Tighe at htighe@fisherphillips.com or by calling (803) 255-0000.
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