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Looking to hire? Be careful with non-compete deals

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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May 12 2011

American businesses are starting to hire again

On the hook: company owners and managers at personal risk for unpaid employee wages

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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August 17 2011

If a company does not timely pay all wages due to an employee, the South Carolina Payment of Wages Act (SCPWA) allows the employee to file a lawsuit for three times the amount of unpaid wages, plus court costs and attorneys fees

Despite lawsuit, immigration enforcement set to resume in S.C.

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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November 1 2011

Regardless of what happens with a recently filed lawsuit, state regulators plan to begin enforcement of employment law provisions that take effect New Year’s Day

Justice Department and SEC issue guidance on anti-bribery law

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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January 22 2013

In November 2012 the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a 120-page "resource guide" to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt

New federal law increases trade secret protection

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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January 22 2013

On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act, which amends and expands the Economic Espionage

S.C. Supreme Court upholds confidentiality and “holdover” inventions assignment clauses in employment agreement

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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December 18 2012

In its most significant employment law decision of 2012, Milliken & Co. v. Morin, the South Carolina Supreme Court addressed the enforceability of provisions in an employment agreement designed to protect the employer’s intellectual property from unfair competition

New I-9 form shows more changes may be in store for employers

Nexsen Pruet
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USA
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March 18 2013

On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new two-page version of Form I-9, together with six pages of instructions