DOCKINS v. INGLES MARKETS, INC.

23544

306 S.C. 496 (1992)

413 S.E.2d 18

Stanley DOCKINS, Appellant v. INGLES MARKETS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 6, 1992.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal J. Warlick, Easley, for appellant.

Carroll H. Roe, Jr., Greenville, and Michael V. Mathews and John O. Pollard, Charlotte, N.C., for respondent.


Heard November 1, 1991;

Decided January 6, 1992.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1992.

TOAL, Justice:

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether an employee can maintain state action for wrongful discharge when he or she has been discharged in retaliation for filing a complaint under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

FACTS

Stanley Dockins was employed by Ingles Market. Dockins alleges...

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