Welcome to the new-look South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. You might have heard (or read) about the relaunch of your trusted source for legal industry news. I’m proud to unveil it here, in the following pages. The reimagined magazine-style format allows ...
Read More »Letter from the Publisher 
To our readers, As we move to a new year, I am thrilled to share our plan for a new digital-first South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The coverage you’ve come to trust and rely on will continue through an enhanced daily ...
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Read More »Inside Greenville County’s new workforce/affordable housing policy 
By Caitlin R. Walker Nexsen Pruet On Oct. 18, the Greenville County Council approved a new policy which provides incentives for the development of affordable and workforce housing by allowing for credits against a project owner’s fee in lieu of ...
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Read More »How partnerships drive SC’s tech-based economic development 
By Bob Quinn South Carolina Research Authority Over the last several years, the U.S. economy has been undergoing a dramatic transformation as the nation moves to an economy driven by technology and innovation through the creation of new industries and ...
Read More »How to be a tech whistleblower 
By Bill Nettles and Gary Jackson As powerful and advanced as tech companies are, they, like other organizations, can be laid low by a particular nemesis: the good old-fashioned whistleblower. Indeed, a thoughtful, well-prepared whistleblower – as former Twitter security ...
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Read More »Sharp words, unclear terms from Supreme Court 
By Ken Bresler Just in time for the U.S. Supreme Court to launch its new term, here are my observations about the court’s legal writing in its flurry of end-of-term cases about abortion, guns and administrative law. The decision about ...
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Read More »Getting ready for the end of the federal PHE 
By Jenna K. Godlewski and Alice V. Harris, Nexsen Pruet The current extension of the federal public health emergency declared as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (“PHE”) will expire on Oct. 15, 2022. As the need wanes for the ...
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Read More »Bankruptcy stay may shield property possessed but not owned by debtor 
By Lisa P. Sumner The automatic stay triggered by a bankruptcy filing may protect the debtor’s residence even if the debtor does not own the property, according to a recent decision from a New York-based federal appeals court. In a ...
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Read More »Discipline & discharge: Best practices for avoiding litigation 
By Nick Ball and Bruce Garrett BridgeTower Media Newswires Disciplining and terminating employees are realities of doing business, but by adhering to certain practices, employers can help reduce the risk of costly litigation. Discipline or termination, often referred to as ...
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Read More »Surprise! Office birthday bust serves as warning to employers 
By Stephen Scott BridgeTower Media Newswires Last month, we threw a berry-themed first birthday party for my daughter. It was a blast and the “smash cake” was a hit. But I was shocked at its cost when we could have ...
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