768 S.E.2d at 387 stating the public policy exception to at-will employment applies when “an employer requires an employee, as a condition of continued employment, to break the law ” (emphasis added)4 citing cases
- Gentry v. Bioverativ US LLC, No. 2:19-cv-00873 (D.S.C. Aug. 13, 2019).In answering a question certified to it by the District of South Carolina, the South Carolina Supreme Court explained in 2015 that although the public policy exception “is not limited” to the above two examples, the court has “specifically…
- Donevant v. Town of Surfside Beach, 778 S.E.2d 320 (S.C. Ct. App. 2015).published(stating the public policy exception to at-will employment applies when “an employer requires an employee, as a condition of continued employment, to break the law ” (emphasis added))
- Trahey v. Grand Strand Reg'l Med. Ctr., No. 4:22-cv-01567 (D.S.C. Mar. 27, 2023).(where a Plaintiff was terminated, allegedly due to reporting criminal activity at the workplace, and the court refused to read public policy into the plain language of a statute that lacked a “definite statement from th…)
- Fullbright v. Spinnaker Resorts, Inc., 802 S.E.2d 794 (S.C. 2017).published See Taghivand, 411 S.C. at 244 , 768 S.E.2d at 387 (citation omitted).
768 S.E.2d at 386 South Carolina has a strong policy favoring at-will employment.1 citing case
- Owens v. Crabtree, 823 S.E.2d 224 (S.C. Ct. App. 2019).published(South Carolina has a strong policy favoring at-will employment.)
768 S.E.2d at 389 cited at this page1 citing case
- Desmarais v. Sci. Rsch. Corp., 145 F. Supp. 3d 595 (D.S.C. 2015).publishedSee Taghivand, 768 S.E.2d at 389 (“[T]he public policy of this state finds expression in our longstanding adherence to at-will employment; any exception to this doctrine, which is itself firmly rooted in the public policy of this state, .s…
411 S.C. at 386 South Carolina has a strong policy favoring at-will employment. . . . Accordingly, absent a contractual provision to the contrary, an employee may be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without cause." (citations omitted)1 citing case
- Parsons v, Smith, No. 2015-UP-403 (S.C. Ct. App. Aug. 12, 2015).unpublished (South Carolina has a strong policy favoring at-will employment. . . . Accordingly, absent a contractual provision to the contrary, an employee may be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without…)
411 S.C. at 387 Without a more definite statement from the General Assembly that the reporting of crime should be protected, we refuse to read such a policy into this statute.1 citing case
- Hocin v. Orange Lake Country Club, Inc., No. 4:18-cv-03584 (D.S.C. Aug. 29, 2019).(Without a more definite statement from the General Assembly that the reporting of crime should be protected, we refuse to read such a policy into this statute.)
Other citing cases
- Millhouse v. Jamco Am., Inc., No. 2:25-cv-00268 (D.S.C. Sept. 25, 2025).
ORDER
Pursuant to the provisions of S.C. CONST. Art. V, § 4,
IT IS ORDERED that the Honorable Peter E. Becker, Florence County Magistrate, is hereby assigned to preside over the Twelfth Circuit Family Court Juvenile Drug Court Program. Pursuant to this appointment, the Honorable Peter[*240] E. Becker may impose sanctions for violations of the conditions of the Juvenile Drug Court Program. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, public service work, additional treatment, issuance of a bench warrant, or termination of participation in the Juvenile Drug Court Program.
This order is effective immediately and remains in effect unless amended or rescinded by the Chief Justice.
/s/Jean H. Toal, C.J.FOR THE COURT