South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Sep 18, 2025

4th Circuit vacates Kraft Heinz summary judgment in whistleblower FSMA case

4th Circuit vacates summary judgment in Kraft Heinz whistleblower case, ruling FSMA contributing factor standard, not but-for causation, must guide review of termination and retaliation claims.

Aug 8, 2025

4th Circuit affirms Walmart win in ADA, FMLA, Title VII suit

The 4th Circuit upheld summary judgment for Walmart in a South Carolina suit over ADA, Title VII, and FMLA claims after pregnancy.

Sep 3, 2024

State pays $350K to settle sexual harassment lawsuit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state of California has agreed to pay a former employee $350,000 to settle her claims that state Treasurer Fiona Ma sexually harassed her. The agreement filed […]

Nov 4, 2021

Former public defender settles against ex-boss for $605K

Nearly six years of legal wrangling between a former Charleston County public defender and his former boss is over, as Beattie Butler, who alleges that he was wrongfully terminated […]

Oct 2, 2018

Attorney’s letter laid ground for wrongful discharge suit

A South Carolina worker who claims he was fired for asking whether his company had shortchanged him out of a bonus he was due can sue his former employer for […]

May 17, 2018

Ex-Richland Co. administrator receives $1M settlement

Richland County has agreed to pay a former county administrator a $1 million settlement to protect the government and its councilmembers from wrongful termination lawsuits. Richland County Council voted 5-4 […]

Feb 26, 2018

Lawsuit: Chiropractor forced sex, Scientology on ex-employee

COLUMBIA (AP) A former employee of a South Carolina chiropractor says he sexually assaulted her and tried to convert her to Scientology. A lawsuit filed in state court accuses Joseph Ben […]

Sep 2, 2015

Town employee’s firing violated public policy

The Town of Surfside Beach fired its building official in violation of public policy when it terminated her for issuing a stop-work order to a local restaurant, the South Carolina […]

Mar 11, 2015

Labor & Employment — Wrongful Termination Claim – Public Policy – Court-Related Appointments – Mother of Victim

Gray v. American HomePatient, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-040-15, 9 pp.) (David Norton, J.) 2:14-cv-01207; D.S.C. Holding: The public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine does not extend to situations […]

Apr 18, 2014

Police chief says she was fired because she’s gay

The police chief of the Dillon County town of Latta has been fired and she says it is because she is gay.

Aug 1, 2013

Officer who ticketed Clemson coach drops lawsuit

The officer who was fired from Pickens police after ticketing Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney has dropped his wrongful-termination lawsuit against the city.

Sep 13, 2012

Tort/Negligence – Negligent Misrepresentation – Labor & Employment – Wrongful Termination

Hand v. SunTrust Bank, Inc. Plaintiff was fired from her job as assistant branch manager for servicing the business account of a company for which she performed part-time work. Plaintiff alleges her supervisors at the defendant-bank engaged in negligent misrepresentation when they directed her to service the account.