Cox offers employment law tips to human resource professionals

The Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical and Leave Act, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the South Carolina Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and more were all topics Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorney Sarah J.M. Cox covered in a keynote address to a Society for Human Resource Management conference. The event was a […]

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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys help author employer book for law firms

Attorneys go to law school, not business school for a reason: The law is where their interest lies. But eventually, many attorneys wind up being employers. What then? Four Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys have teamed up with others to update “Lawyers as Employers.” It’s the second edition of a guide written by SC Bar […]

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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel represents employee fired after social media post

Burnette Shutt & McDaniel has filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit in the nation challenging the overreach of public employers who seek to silence employees’ voices for speaking on matters of public concern in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder. The client, a decorated and well-respected teacher’s aide in Spartanburg County School […]

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SC Court of Appeals upholds $1.5 million verdict in Wage Payment Act case

A nurse practitioner has won an appeal of a case involving more than $1.5 million in back pay for underpaid bonuses. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorney David E. Rothstein represented the nurse practitioner in both the circuit court case and the appeal. In 2018, nurse practitioner David Hess sued his former employer, a pediatric clinic […]

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All Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys honored in new edition of Best Lawyers in America

It’s a clean sweep! We’re thrilled that every attorney at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is honored in the just-released 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America and its companion guide, Best Lawyers: One to Watch.  Additionally, firm co-founder Nekki Shutt again was named Lawyer of the Year honors for the Columbia area in Employee Benefits […]

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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys represent Oconee County librarian in wrongful termination and discrimination case

Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is representing an Oconee County librarian who was fired after she protested a decision to discontinue an annual Pride Month display. The case alleges wrongful termination and retaliation for exercising her First Amendment right to free speech. The librarian, former Oconee County Public Library Branch Services Manager Sue Andrus, also says […]

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