Grimsley v. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals’ opinion in Grimsley v. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (Grimsley II), 408 S.C. 38, 757 S.E.2d 542 (Ct.App.2014), which reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Petitioner South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). We reverse.

Respondents are former SLED agents who retired and were rehired by then SLED Chief Robert Stewart for a period of four years pursuant to a rehire program formulated by Chief Stewart. At the conclusion of Respondents’ service under the rehire program, they filed suit…