On March 13, 2020, after a one-week trial, an Anderson County jury returned a verdict of $110,000 in actual and punitive damages to Stephenson &
Tamika Ray, a third-shift bander operator for International Paper in Laurens, had her sexual harassment and retaliation claims restored by the Fourth Circuit Court of
On April 25, 2018, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed an award of punitive damages in the amount of $350,000 to Denise Parker. Denise
Brian Murphy was featured in FoxCarolina’s recent feature on how the use of social media has affected the rights of employers and employees in South
Firm partner, Brian Murphy, was interviewed for a Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report article regarding the ability of Plaintiffs to win workplace harassment cases. January
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has named Stephenson & Murphy, LLC a Metro Tier 1 Law Firm for both individuals and employers, as well as
WSPA’s investigation into wage theft cases features Stephenson & Murphy’s Brian Murphy and client, Laurin Stinson, who prevailed in her overtime case. http://wspa.com/2015/05/31/south-carolina-workers-recover-18-million-in-back-pay/
Stephenson & Murphy client, Denise Parker, prevailed in her Spartanburg County jury trial October 2nd. After a week-long trial, the jury awarded her $518,006 in
Stephenson & Murphy attorneys have been successful in urging the Fourth Circuit to adopt a test for holding “client” employers of temporary employees liable for violations
The entire Fourth Circuit (en banc panel) has reversed a decision that dismissed a plaintiff’s hostile environment and retaliation claims. In doing so, the Fourth
Too many small, and sometime large, employers have learned the hard way that common assumptions about employment law lead to costly mistakes. Take, for instance,
Protect the Knowledge of Key Personnel Reprinted with permission of Upstate Business Journal In parts one and two of this series, we discussed the typical
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