HSB Blog

HSB Webinar Announcement: Aligning Investigations and Policies with 2024 EEOC Standards: A Toolkit for HR Professionals

September 06, 2024

On Thursday, September 26, from 12-1, Chris Gantt-Sorenson will cover the EEOC's 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace in detail, providing employers and human resource professionals an understanding of how the Guidance impacts EEOC's investigations and considerations of Charges of Discrimination and Harassment filed with the agency. 
 

To Non-Compete Agreement or to Not? That is the Question.

August 14, 2024

Update:
On August 20, 2024, a federal district judge in Texas issued an order that blocks the FTC’s new non-compete rule from taking effect on September 4, 2024. The ruling, which was made in the case of Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (N.D. Tex.), applies nationwide. The judge determined that the FTC lacked authority to promulgate regulations with respect to unfair methods of competition, and that the new non-compete rule is arbitrary and capricious. The FTC has an option to appeal the ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  
 

HSB Webinar Announcement: Preparing for the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule

August 13, 2024

Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Denny Major on August 22, from 12-1 PM, for an update on the latest news regarding the FTC’s final rule on non-compete agreements.

House Bill 4087 Revamps Tax Credits for Business Growth and Sustainability

July 03, 2024

By: Will Johnson and Dennard Small (2024 Summer Law Clerk, 2L at University of South Carolina School of Law)

House Bill 4087* (H.4087) advances income tax credits for corporate headquarters, recycling facilities, job development and retraining by amending the South Carolina Code of Laws to update portions of the South Carolina Income Tax Act and the Enterprise Zone Act of 1995.

Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Tax Credits Extended through 2035

June 21, 2024

By: Will Johnson and Drew Turner (2024 Summer Law Clerk, 1L at University of South Carolina School of Law)

S.C. Department of Revenue (“SCDOR”) Information Letter #24-6 addresses recent amendments to the South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act (the “Act”).

HSB Webinar Announcement: Mid-Year Legislative Update

June 05, 2024

Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.
 

Green Energy Manufacturing Boost: Navigating the 48C Credit Application Process

May 28, 2024

The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to focus on green energy manufacturing and has been brought back with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Under the IRA, the program was allocated $10B to invest in green energy manufacturing projects. Round 1 ended its application period in December 2023, and $4B in allocation awards were provided to recipients in April 2024. The Round 2 application period will open at the end of May 2024 with $6B available to allocate in a competitive application process.

HSB Webinar Announcement: A Grief Journey Towards Recovery

May 03, 2024

Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar hosted by HSB's Employment Law team.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. HSB is honored to have Dennis Gillan as our guest speaker for the Employment Law Webinar series on May 23, 12-1 PM.

And So It Begins: EPA adds PFOS and PFOA to CERCLA list of Hazardous Substances

April 26, 2024

On Friday, April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added two of the 12,000+ PFAS to the CERCLA list of hazardous substances. CERCLA is commonly known as the superfund law and was passed in 1980 to allow EPA and state agencies to seek cleanup costs for releases of hazardous substances into the environment. CERCLA can impose broad liability on potentially responsible parties and is used by EPA and state agencies to force such entities to respond and remediate to releases of hazardous substances.

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses

April 24, 2024

Yesterday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a much anticipated final rule banning non-compete agreements. The final rule, which is effective September 4, 2024, prohibits any person (including business entities) from entering into or attempting to enter into a “non-compete clause.”