Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Employers are required to provide their employees with a safe and healthy worksite which is free of hazards which may cause injuries and illnesses to workers.
South Carolina is one of 23 states and territories which administers its own occupational safety and health program through an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The SC OSHA office conducts inspections of businesses to assure compliance with the law with a staff of 17 safety inspectors and 12 industrial hygienists.
If you have any questions, inquiries or desire representation with regard to any of these types of claims, please send your questions to rsneed@fosterfoster.com
For more information about:
- Age discrimination (ADEA)
- Disability discrimination and hostile work environment (ADA and Rehabilitation Act)
- Discrimination or hostile work environment based on race, color, sex, gender, national origin, ethnicity, or religion (Title VII)
- Employment contract disputes (dual) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SCHAC)
- Equal Pay Act (EPA)
- Family Medical Leave Act Claims (FMLA)
- Military leave laws (USERRA) and veteran discrimination (Sneed)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Pregnancy discrimination
- Retaliation, whistleblower, and free speech violations (dual)
- Severance package review, layoff and reduction in force (RIF) agreement review and negotiation (dual)
- Sexual harassment and hostile work environment (Title VII)
- Wage disputes, including: overtime, minimum wage, bonus, and vacation issues Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the SC Wage Payment Act (dual)
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
- Wrongful discharge or wrongful termination in violation of public policy
