Gov. Nikki Haley announces Emily Farr as next LLR Director

Governor Nikki Haley announced Emily Farr as the next Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR). Farr is an attorney who specializes in employment law at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd in Columbia.

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“We are excited to welcome Emily Farr to our team,” the governor said. “Emily’s background – in employment law – means she brings some of the same experiences that our previous directors brought to the agency, and her work in fields such as financial services and the manufacturing sector make her a great fit to keep the agency and our state moving forward.”

A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and a member of the South Carolina Bar, Farr’s experience in employment law includes working with human resource professionals and employers to solve workplace issues, including drafting company policies and procedures, assisting with the preparation and implementation of employee handbooks, and preparing independent contractor agreements. Farr’s experience also includes banking and consumer financial litigation matters involving federal law, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Truth in Lending Act, and state law, such as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code and statutes addressing predatory lending. Farr will replace outgoing LLR Director Richele Taylor. Taylor, who has led the agency since the governor appointed her in 2014, has taken on a new role as Chief Legal Counsel in the Office of the Governor.

Farr is a member of Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina’s Board of Directors, active in Leadership Columbia and the Society of Human Resource Management .

Farr, 38, is married and a mother of three.