Hinton v. Designer Ensembles, Inc.

HOWELL, Chief Judge:

Designer Ensembles, Inc. (Designer) appeals the trial court’s decision awarding Aaron Earl Hinton lost wages and reinstatement under S.C.Code Ann. § 41-1-80 (Supp.1998). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

Designer employed Hinton in December 1993 as a shipping department supervisor. As a supervisor, Hinton understood and was often required to enforce Designer’s attendance policy. Under this policy, if an employee was absent for three consecutive days without calling Designer or for five consecutive days without providing Designer a doctor’s excuse, the employee…