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
Understanding Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Reprinted with permission of Upstate Business Journal In last month’s segment, we discussed the common-law duty of loyalty that
Branching out on your own? Consider your legal duty to loyalty first. Reprinted with permission of Upstate Business Journal In the 1880s, Thomas Edison hired
What potential clients think they know about litigation sometimes comes from movies and television shows where a conflict erupts and is resolved in very short
