A post from Ross’s Employment Law Blog, found here, discusses a new case from California, Faust v. California Portland Cement (PDF). Faust focuses on the California state version of the FMLA, as well as some commonly-asserted causes of action resting on state law, such as wrongful termination in violation of public policy. The court of appeals overturned the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to employer, holding that each count was a triable issue of fact that the jury should have been permitted to consider.

South Carolina does not have a similar law to the FMLA but does recognize similar state law causes of action, which can be appended to federal claims, if they exist, to offer further protection for workers who were unfairly discharged.