Costco Wholesale Corporation and UFCW Local 371, Case 34-CA-012421 (Sept. 2012) (NLRB holds Costco's broad social media policy prohibiting activity "damaging to the company's reputation" violated Section 7 of the NLRA).
WEC Carolina Energy Solutions, LLC v. Miller, 2012 WL 3039213 (4th Cir. 2012) (Fourth Circuit narrowly interprets the application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to an employee’s downloading of information from a company computer).
Milliken & Company v. Morin, No. 27154 (S.C. Sup. Ct. Aug. 2012) (Court considers validity of employer's confidentiality clause).
Minor v. Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., No. 10-1258 (4th Cir. Jan. 27, 2012) (Fourth Circuit holds the anti-retaliation provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3)) includes internal complaints).
EEOC v. Great Steaks Inc. 10-1756. (4th Cir. Jan. 26, 2012) (In Title VII sexual harassment case following jury verdict for Defendant, Fourth Circuit upholds denial of employer’s attorneys’ fee motion on grounds that Plaintiff’s claim was not frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless).
Lominick v. Michelin Tire, (D.S.C. Jan 25, 2012) (S.C. District Court holds ERISA claimant had not exhausted administrative remedies).
Cole v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. (D.S.C. Jan. 26, 2012) (Considering ERISA health benefits claim, S.C. District Court holds that insurer did not give full and fair review, and remands case to administrator for that review).
Kelley v. Snyder, No. 4929 (S.C. Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2012) (Prescriptive easement case).
Alexander v. Rite Aid Corp., (D.S.C. Jan. 11, 2012) (considering application of S.C. medical malpractice prefiling requirements to claim against pharmacy).
Clinkscale v. Walgreen Co. (D.S.C. Jan. 11, 2012) (Plaintiff was not a whistleblower and was not engaged in "protected activity" under the False Claims Act).
