Employment Attorneys Wendy L. Wilkie Hagood & Kerr, P.A.’s employment practice offers comprehensive employment law services to businesses and individuals including preventive counseling, transactional services, and litigation of employment claims in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Our employment practice regularly works with and draws support from our Business Litigation and Business Transaction practices as needed. Employment Law Hagood & Kerr, P.A.’s employment practice focuses on state and federal compliance with employment laws including the following: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Equal Pay Act Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) South Carolina Wage Payment Act South Carolina Trade Secrets Act South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act Preventive Counseling/ Transactional Services Hagood & Kerr, P.A.’s employment practice focuses on the prevention of employment claims by advising clients on employment laws, drafting and revising employment contracts and policies, and providing practical advice on general workplace issues. Our firm offers preventative/ transactional employment advice in the following: Employment Applications Hiring and Form I-9 Compliance Employee Handbooks and Policies Non-Competition Agreements and Covenants Not to Compete Employment Contracts Severance Agreements Employee Discipline Investigations Terminations Reductions in Force Litigation of Employment Claims Should a claim arise, Hagood & Kerr, P.A.’s employment practice is also experienced in client representation before state and federal courts and state and federal administrative agencies including: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SHAC) South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) South Carolina Supreme Court South Carolina Court of Appeals South Carolina Court of Common Pleas United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

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