by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jun 30, 2026 | Constitutional Law, EEOC, National Labor Relations Act
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that the president has the authority to unilaterally fire the head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) without cause. This decision significantly increases the president’s authority over federal... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jun 25, 2026 | Age Discrimination
Yet another victory for a South Carolina employee yesterday, as a Greenville federal jury came back with a $400,000 verdict against BASF—a German company that is also the world’s largest chemical producer—for age discrimination against its current employee, William... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jun 17, 2026 | Employee Privacy
In November 2023, a Greenville federal jury found that a South Carolina company violated federal law by accessing an employee’s personal Gmail account and printing hundreds of her private emails. Although the jury found no actual damages, the case serves as an... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jun 10, 2026 | Sexual Harassment
For South Carolina employees who are dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace, the most common emotions can be helplessness and fear. Fear of job loss, of retaliation, of how others will think of you. And helplessness in terms of the question: What do I do... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | May 22, 2026 | Race Discrimination
And the hits keep on coming! A federal jury in Florence, South Carolina just issued a verdict for $3 million against Associates Asset Recovery, LLC (a repo company) in a South Carolina racial harassment lawsuit. Emmanuel Ferguson and David Nauheim were the... read more