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The South Carolina Office of Human Resources is pleased to host a new feature on our website entitled, "HR Podcasts."

The files are saved in MP3 format and will open with your designated media player. Should you have any questions concerning MP3 software, please visit the website provided.

These podcasts will be released on a frequent basis and are intended to provide our customers knowledge on current HR issues in the HR community. OHR plans to update the HR Podcasts every Wednesday. Plus, the HR Podcasts will be archived in both MP3 and text format.

We welcome any feedback on this service and if there is a topic you would like to have addressed in the future, please submit that information to our Office's e-mail address at webinfo@ohr.sc.gov.

For archives of older podcasts, go here.

 May 22, 2013     
The settlement of a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC (3:40)
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  •  May 15, 2013     
    A recent decision by the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals related to an arbitration clause (3:21)
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  •  May 8, 2013     
    A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concerning whether “an employee’s inability to work overtime allows a substantial limitation that entitles him the protection of the Americans with Disabilities Act,” or ADA (6:14)
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  •  May 1, 2013     
    A recent United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision concerning a retaliation claim (3:41)
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  •  April 26, 2013     
    Findings of the Fourth United States Circuit Court of Appeals regarding an employee who claimed she was the victim of pregnancy discrimination.
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  •  April 17, 2013     
    The interpretation by the Department of Labor, or DOL, of the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, rule on caring for adult children (3:26)
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  •  April 10, 2013     
    The final regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA (2:26)
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  •  April 3, 2013     
    A recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decision concerning a retaliation claim (5:06)
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  •  March 27, 2013     
    A new training and development course offered by the State Human Resources Division (1:54)
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  •  March 20, 2013     
    The importance of proper classification of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA (3:46)
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  •  March 13, 2013     
    A ruling by the United States Supreme Court that a state court did not have the authority to rule on the validity of an arbitration provision.
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  •  March 6, 2013     
    Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, updates and changes (5:25)
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  •  February 27, 2013     
    An appellate court decision regarding a religious discrimination claim and reasonable accommodations (5:26)
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  •  February 22, 2013     
    A recent United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision concerning a retaliation claim (4:19)
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  •  February 13, 2013     
    A recent United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision concerning religious discrimination (5:04)
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  •  February 6, 2013     
    A Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling regarding whether the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, or ADAAA, of 2008 applies retroactively (4:40)
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  •  January 31, 2013     
    A recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decision concerning the at-will-employment relationship and the importance of disclaimers in preserving this relationship (5:37)
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  •  January 16, 2013     
    A case in the federal trial court in South Carolina regarding an employee who alleged her employer discriminated against her by including her in a layoff because of her pregnancies (5:11)
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  •  January 9, 2013     
    Predicted Human Resources trends for 2013 according to the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM (2:43)
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  •  January 3, 2013     
    A recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decision concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, requirement that an employee exhaust available administrative remedies by filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, before filing suit in federal court (5:14)
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  •  December 19, 2012     
    Employee retention (4:04)
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  •  December 12, 2012     
    The importance of proper workplace investigation and mistakes employers sometimes make when investigating workplace misconduct (5:16)
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  •  December 6, 2012     
    A recent workers’ compensation decision by the SC Supreme Court (4:04)
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