Harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in the work place are wrong. Workers in South Carolina are protected by complex state and federal laws and regulations. For example:
Under federal law, Title VII prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin (nationality), gender, or religion (religious discrimination), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of age. These laws prohibit discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, and pay rate and from retaliating against employees who oppose these types of discrimination.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay their employees minimum wages, as well as “time-and-a-half” for all overtime hours worked in excess of forty hours per workweek. South Carolina law imposes additional requirements for the timely payment of wages upon termination of employment. These state and federal laws provide for serious penalties (payable to employees) for violation of these requirements.
The federal Family Leave Medical Act (FLMA) provides eligible employees up to twelve weeks of family leave per year. This law prohibits discrimination or retaliation against employees who exercise their right to family leave and provide for serious penalties (payable to employees) for violation of these requirements.