Social Media Policy Revision; Employees Miss Benefits for Misconduct; Keeping Claims Down through Wellness

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In this newsletter, we discuss denied eligibility for unemployment benefits, employee policy revisions via the latest NLRB ruling and reducing workers' comp claims through company wellness plans. Please send any questions to Employment Practice Group Chair Christian Boesl.

Employee Misconduct Equals Missed Benefits

Employment Practice Group Chair Christian Boesl Reports:

Earlier this year, Governor Nikki Haley announced the passage of new legislation modifying the existing South Carolina law on eligibility for unemployment benefits. The new law, S.C. Code Ann. �41-35-120(2), allows for a period of five (5) months or twenty (20) weeks of ineligibility of benefits for employees who were discharged for "misconduct" from their most recent employer.

Find out if you may be eligible to reduce unemployment benefits because of employee misconduct.

Did you hear? South Carolina businesses can also lower unemployment costs through a new state tax credit. Read more here.

Revise Your Policy If It Says This about Social Media & Contacting the Media or Government Agencies

Employment & Retail/Hospitality Law Attorney Charles Appleby Reports:

If you have provisions similar to the ones in this article in any of your handbooks or policy manuals or are considering including provisions like them, you may want to think twice. See if you can guess why the NLRB said each of the following policies was prohibited when they mentioned:

social media
contact with the news media
contact with government agencies

Read the full article on policy revision here.

Also, here is an article specifically concerning social media policy revision, written prior to the latest NLRB decision.

Keep Claims Down by Keeping Your Company Well

Employment Law & Workers' Compensation Attorney Aisha Taylor Reports:

As businesses owners already know, employment issues and workers' compensation claims often go hand in hand. But where do company wellness plans fit into the mix?

Learn how wellness initiatives can keep down workers' compensation claims and maintain a happier, healthier workforce.

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