South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jul 21, 2025

ABA: AI use in jury selection must avoid bias

ABA warns lawyers must vet AI tools in jury selection to prevent discrimination and comply with ethical rules under Model Rule 8.4(g).

Feb 3, 2025

Airline settles anti-Asian discrimination case for $99,000, plus miles

United Airlines has agreed to pay $99,000 to settle a federal discrimination case involving anti-Asian harassment at its Denver catering operation. The settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to […]

Jan 23, 2025

Lawyers prepare for new ‒ and old ‒ Title IX challenges

Editor’s Note: At press time, a federal judge in Kentucky struck down the new rules, finding that the Department of Education had overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of […]

Jan 15, 2025

Changes likely to come to key federal employment agencies

By Erin Achenbach Once President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration is in place, enforcement policies at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Labor are expected to shift away from […]

Oct 18, 2024

EEOC sues after stroke victim denied accommodations, fired

New England Biz Law Update The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against a utilities service company alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit […]

Sep 13, 2024

Settlement ends grant program for Black businesswomen

NEW YORK — A venture capital firm has closed grant contest for Black female business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a […]

Aug 13, 2024

Analysis: Bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. John Lynch University of Colorado Boulder and Jean-Pierre Dubé University of Chicago Orion Brown […]

Aug 9, 2024

Judge dismisses MIT antisemitism lawsuit; Harvard claim advances

BOSTON — A federal lawsuit accusing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard […]

Aug 2, 2024

Discrimination victims to receive $2B from USDA

By Jared Strong The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay up to $2 billion to tens of thousands of working and would-be farmers who say they were discriminated against when […]

Jul 26, 2024

Commentary: Consider EEOC’s workplace investigation guidance

Employers should follow the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's guidance to ensure thorough and impartial investigations of harassment or discrimination complaints.

Jun 7, 2024

SC gunmaker faces federal discrimination lawsuit

Tremell Washington, a Black former employee, is suing Palmetto State Armory for discrimination, seeking damages, attorney's fees, reinstatement, and a written apology after facing racial harassment and unfair treatment.

Jun 5, 2024

11th Circuit: Grant program is discriminatory

NEW YORK — A federal Court of Appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail […]