South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By Maura Mazurowski We’ve all heard talks of the “second wave” and how we need to prepare for an uptick of COVID-19 cases this winter. A rise in coronavirus cases means more people in the hospital and more COVID-19 patients ...

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By Kathleen Driscoll BridgeTower Media Newswires “Our senior leaders want us to have our teams do a six-hour online training program. I know that it’s necessary to cover this material — and doing it all at one time is the ...

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It seems as though staying active is just a bit easier during the summer. Even chores such as mowing the lawn and washing the car can be enjoyable when the weather is warm. But physical tasks can become significantly more ...

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By Taylor Lyden In this new age of regional lockdowns and social distancing, counsel have had to adjust trial preparation significantly. While some jurisdictions are slowly opening and attempting to hold trials safely, many places are still in the early ...

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By Chere B. Estrin You might have noticed some of your bosses and colleagues and friends getting somewhat, well, downright testy during this coronavirus time. No wonder! Huge changes, disruption of business and home life, financial woes, uncertainty about the ...

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In the absence of daycares and in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic, working parents have scrambled together a childcare strategy, which likely includes plenty of screen time, stress and guilt.  Working from home has been a difficult adjustment for all; ...

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By John Di Giacomo Trade secrets are valuable business assets protected under both federal and state laws. Trade secrets are any sort of information—like a formula, process, business method, spreadsheet, data compilation or list—that has economic value from not being ...

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BY SAAD GUL AND MIKE SLIPSKY In a ruling that could have broad ramifications for data health sharing, a federal judge has ruled that a patient complaining about a hospital sharing his health data without permission lacked standing because he ...

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Remote workers are allotted more flexibility to take breaks when they please because, for the most part, they are setting their own schedules—or at least have less rigid structures than they did while being in the office from 9 to ...

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By Heidi A. Lawson A little over two years ago I started a company with a co-founder, gave notice at my then-job, and jumped into being an entrepreneur with both feet. However, eight months into the venture, for a variety ...

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