William H Foster III

Practice Areas

Discrimination and Harassment; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets; Occupational Safety and Health; Hiring, Performance Management and Termination; Wage and Hour; Corporate Compliance and Ethics; Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation

Career

William Foster focuses his practice on issues of employment law; human resources; employee benefits; and immigration on a local; regional; and national basis. He advises and defends employers in employment-related matters, including discrimination and retaliation under federal and state equal employment opportunity laws; state common law wrongful discharge; non-compete and trade secrets agreements; employee benefits litigation under ERISA; immigration compliance; contract disputes; corporate investigations and risk management; and allegations of sexual abuse.

Foster's extensive experience includes numerous employment law and employee benefits class actions. He has defended clients in jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts in South Carolina; North Carolina; Tennessee and Georgia.

Additionally, Foster is a frequent lecturer for both industry and legal forums.

Professional Memberships

Leadership Greenville

Education