South Carolina Discrimination Law
Kimberly S. Carder v. Metso USA, Inc.
Columbia, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an Americans with Disabilities Act theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various areas of public life. It ensures equal opportunities for people with disabilities in employment, public se... More...
$1 (06-24-2025 - SC)Michele Miller v. Walmart Associates, Inc.
Charleston, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (.gov) prohibit job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information. These laws, including Title VII of the Civil Right... More...
$0 (06-24-2025 - SC)Kevin Akinjobi v. Pegasus Steel, LLC
Charleston, South Carolina labor and employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2, part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This includes discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, and other ... More...
$0 (06-24-2025 - SC)E.R. v. Beaufort County School District
Beaufordt, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Title IX theory alleging<br> that Appellee failed to appropriately respond to her reports of sexual abuse and harassment while she was a student.<br> <br> Title IX prohibits sex discrimination by recipients of federal education funding. The statute provides that "[n]o person in the United States shall, on the bas... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - SC)Sarah M. Midgett v. City of North Charleston </center
<h2><br> Charleston, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, is the primary vehicle that Congress established to address employment discrimination. Under Title VII, employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from discriminating based on race, ... More...
$0 (08-13-2024 - SC)Elisha Washington v. Kwik Transport, Inc.
<H2><br> Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. <br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the Florence County County Court of Common Pleas, 2023-CP-21-02361, and was removed to federal court by Kwik Transport, Inc.<br> ... More...
$1 (07-23-2024 - SC)Wanda McMichael v. Addus Healthcare (South Carolina), Inc.
Columbia, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the County of Richland Court of Common Pleas, 22-CP-40-02915, and was removed by federal court by Defendant.<br> <br> Wanda McMichael ("Plaintiffâ€) originally filed this suit in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas against on June 6, 2022... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - SC)Carnell Pinckney v. Preferred Homes Services, LLC
Charleston, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory under 42 U.S.C. 2000e.<br> <br> <br> This matter is before the Court upon Plaintiff Carnell Pinckney's ("Plaintiff†or "Pinckneyâ€) complaint alleging race, color, and/or national origin claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment in violation of... More...
$1 (04-14-2023 - SC)Benjamin N. Reitz v. Ingevity Corporation and Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
Charleston, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Employment Discrimination theory.... More...
$0 (11-12-2021 - SC)Kristin Cosby v. South Carolina Probation Parole and Pardon Services
Greenville, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Job Discrimination (Sex) under 42 U.S.C. 2000.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Greenville County Court of Common Pleas, 2019-cp-23-07539<br> 4CCA, 21-02275, and was removed to federal court.... More...
$0 (10-13-2021 - SC)Leander Williamson v. T.A. Cook Consultants, Inc.
Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race) theory.... More...
$1 (11-08-2021 - SC)Kavara G. Gee v. Agri Supply Direct Distributors, et al.
Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an job discrimination theory. <br> <br> This case was filed in the Florence County Court of Common Pleas, 2021-CP-21-00717, and was removed to federal court.... More...
$0 (11-01-2021 - SC)Rose Pelzer v. Richland County School District No. 1
Columbia, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an employment discrimination theory. <br> <br> This case was filed in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, 2018-CP-40-03203, and was removed to federal court.... More...
$0 (06-27-2019 - SC)Laphonzo White v. Carl Amber Brian Isaiah and Associates Co.
Charleston, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a wrongful job discrimination theory because of her race under 42 U.S.C. 2000.... More...
$0 (11-19-2021 - SC)Jeanine Gourdine v. Redstone Modern Dentistry and Pacific Dental Services
Rock Hill, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on job discrimination (race) theory.... More...
$1 (11-16-2021 - SC)Danny Group, LLC, et al. v. City of Myrtle Beach, et al.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina civil rights discrimination lawyer represented plaintiffs, who sued the City of Myrtle Beach claiming that the City discriminated against them based on race in creating a traffic plan designed to "suck the fun" out of Black Bike Week. The traffic plan was different from the way white bikers who attended Harley Week earlier.... More...
$0 (12-12-2020 - SC)Endia Howell v. Unity Delaware, L.L.C, d/b/a Vivaant Hotels
Beaufort, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.<br> <br> Endia Howell sued Unity Delaware, L.L.C, d/b/a Vivaant Hotels, Sanjay Patel and Marriott International, Inc. on a civil rights job discrimination theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (11-04-2020 - SC)Ackerman v. South Carolina Department of Corrections
In 1995, our legislature enacted section 24-3-430 of the South Carolina Code (2007) to authorize the expansion of the Prison Industries program into the private sector. This expansion allowed qualified private entities to use inmate labor but required the wages for participating inmates to be no less than "the prevailing wage for work of [a] similar nature in the private sector." Act No. 7, 1995 ... More...
$0 (03-06-2016 - SC)Calvin Barton v. House of Raeford Farmers, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Farms
Numerous former employees and some current employees of House of Raeford Farms, Inc., d/b/a Columbia Farms, Inc., ("Columbia Farmsâ€), a chicken processor in Greenville, South Carolina, commenced three separate actions against Columbia Farms, asserting two types of claims: first, for the payment of unpaid wages, withheld in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSAâ€), 29 U.S.C. �... More...
$0 (03-12-2014 - SC)Candice Michelle Hardwick v. Marth Heywood
On multiple occasions at Latta Middle School and Latta<br> High School in Latta, South Carolina, school officials prohibited<br> Candice Hardwick from wearing and on one occasion<br> punished her for wearing Confederate flag1 shirts at school.<br> <br> Candice Hardwick, by and through her parents, brought this<br> action against the school principals and the school board pursuant<br> to 42 U.S.C. ... More...
$0 (03-25-2013 - SC)Lonnie J. Davis v. KB Home of South Carolina, Inc. and Jeff Meyer
In this wrongful termination case, KB Home of South Carolina, Inc. and Jeff Meyer[1] (collectively Appellants) appeal a circuit court judgment denying their motion to compel arbitration. On appeal, Appellants contend the circuit court erred in: (1) determining the validity of an arbitration clause contained in Lonnie Davis's employment application when that threshold determination was arguably fo... More...
$0 (07-13-2011 - SC)Joseph Wojcicki v. Aiken Technical College
Joseph Wojcicki brought this action against Aiken Technical College and its employees, alleging discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e - 2000e-17 (West 2003 & Supp. 2009), the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 12101 - 12117 (West 2005 & Supp. 2009), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§... More...
$0 (01-14-2010 - SC)Brad R. Johnson v. County of Horry
The appellant, Brad Johnson, filed this suit against Horry County, South Carolina and employees in the County Auditor's Office, including: Janet Brown, an administrative assistant, M. Lois Eargle, the county auditor, and Tim Christopher, an administrative assistant. Johnson also sued Paul Abajian, an Horry County police officer. Johnson filed suit against Eargle, Brown, Johnson and Officer Abajian... More...
$0 (01-14-2010 - SC)R.O. Levy v. Lexington County, South Carolina
This appeal arises from a district court's order holding that the school board election system of Lexington County, South Carolina, violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 ("Section 2"). Appellant Lexington County School District Three Board of Trustees (the "School Board") argues that the district court erred in its analysis by considering only the elections that ... More...
$0 (12-24-2009 - SC)United States of America v. Spartanburg County, South Carolina
The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Spartanburg County, S.C., that if approved by the U.S. District Court, will resolve allegations that the County engaged in employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII). Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, race, col... More...
$225000 (09-26-2008 - SC)Randall S. Page v. Lexington County School District One
Lexington County School District One, a "body politic and corporate" under South Carolina law, used its website, e-mail, and other forms of communication to urge opposition to the Put Parents In Charge Act, a bill pending in the South Carolina legislature that proposed tax credits for private and home schooling. The School District believed that the bill, if enacted, would tend to undermine p... More...
$0 (06-24-2008 - SC)Jimmy L. Wilson v. Phoenix Specialty Manufacturing Company, Inc.
<P> Phoenix Specialty Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Phoenix) appeals the district court's determination, made after a bench trial, that the company terminated the employment of Jimmy Wilson because it regarded him as disabled by Parkinson's disease, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. <P> We affirm this decision because there is no error in t... More...
$0 (01-24-2008 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/011453.U.pdf" target="_new">Calvin Gresham v. Food Lion, Inc.</a>
Calvin Gresham (Gresham) appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Food Lion, Incorporated (Food Lion) on his claim alleging that Food Lion breached the terms of a settlement agreement he entered into with Food Lion. We affirm.<P>I.<P>In October 1987, Gresham was hired by Food Lion as a store detective in Food Lion's Loss Prevention Department. He held several positio... More...
$0 (03-22-2002 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=011338.P" target="_new">Joyce K. Dennis v. Columbia Colleton Medical Center, Inc., et al.</a>
Appellant/Cross-Appellee Columbia Colleton Medical Center ("Colleton") employed Appellee/Cross-Appellant Joyce Dennis as an emergency room registration clerk. In June 1997, Dennis was passed over for promotion to the position of registration supervisor in favor of an outside candidate, Johnny Bridge. Dennis brought suit pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. S 2000(e), alleging discrimination based... More...
$0 (05-16-2002 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=981502.P" target="_new">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House</a>
This appeal presents the question of first impression in this circuit whether and to what extent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), in prosecuting a suit in its own name, is bound by a private arbitration agreement between the charging party and his employer. Other circuits are split on the proper response to this question. Compare EEOC v. Kidder, Peabody & Co., 156 F.3d 298 ... More...
$0 (01-31-2002 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=981502.P" target="_new">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") v. Waffle House, Inc.</a>
This appeal presents the question of first impression in this circuit whether and to what extent the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- mission ("EEOC"), in prosecuting a suit in its own name, is bound by a private arbitration agreement between the charging party and his employer. Other circuits are split on the proper response to this ques- tion. Compare EEOC v. Kidder, Peabody & Co., 156 F.3... More...
$0 (03-01-1999 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=001331.P" target="_new">Jeanie Mentavlos v. John Justice Anderson, et al.</a>
Today we consider the novel question of whether two male cadets at The Citadel, a state-supported and formerly all-male military col- lege located in Charleston, South Carolina, acted"under color of" state law, within the meaning of 42 U.S.C.A. S 1983 (West Supp. 2000), when they allegedly engaged in gender-based harassment and discrimination designed to force a female cadet to withdraw fro... More...
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