Changing the Rules Mid-Game: What the Connelly v U.S. Decision Means for Closely Held Corporations
If you are a shareholder in a closely held corporation, you need to know about the June 2024 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court case Connelly v. United States (2024)....
Employee or Independent Contractor? A Closer Look at the Four-Factor Model
How do you know whether a worker in South Carolina should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor? The decision has big consequences for both employer and worker,...
Doing Good While Making Money: Benefit Corporations in South Carolina
You’ve heard of C-corps and S-corps, but what about B Corps? B Corp is short for benefit corporation, a type of for-profit business entity that is regulated by state law....
Sharing the Cost of Liability: What is Contribution?
Let’s say there’s an accident that leaves a person injured. The injured party sues the party at fault – the tortfeasor – who ends up paying damages. The injured party...
Is Your Company’s Website ADA Compliant? And Does It Need to Be?
If you own a brick-and-mortar business that serves the public and has an associated website or app, read this blog, as it pertains to you directly. Most people are familiar...
How Much Money Do People Earn in South Carolina?
In a previous blog, we looked at population trends in South Carolina over the last decade in the context of how that information could impact business owners looking to do...
Choosing the Right Business Entity at the Federal and State Level
As a business owner, it’s important to understand the differences between various business entities. Some of the differences include how the entity is structured, how it’s taxed, and what kind...
How to Word an Enforceable Provision: Invention Assignment Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements
Some of the most valuable assets a company can own are its trade secrets, patents, and inventions. Losing control of these assets can be very costly, so protection is a...
Protect Your Business Interests with Anti-Raid and Anti-Disparagement Provisions
We’ve talked before about how South Carolina courts tend to favor employees over employers in regards to covenants not to compete. This means that employers must be very careful in...
Where Should I Open My Business In South Carolina?
Note: this blog was updated in October 2019 to reflect the most recent data available In recent years, South Carolina has attracted numerous companies to the state that want to...
