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The news media have covered seemingly every development in the turmoil at Twitter since billionaire Elon Musk took over the company this fall. Still, in all the thousands of words written about the takeover, one aspect of the story has been somewhat overlooked. As...
Both employers and employees in Kentucky understand that the Fair Labor Standards Act provides important rights to workers to receive the federal minimum wage and to be paid overtime for hours in excess of 40 worked in a standard week. The act also provides some...
There are a lot of state and federal laws out there that are meant to protect you as a worker. Yet, far too often employers stray from the requirements imposed by these laws, causing harm to workers like you as a result. This happens across every aspect of the...
The legal relationship between a Kentucky employer and a Kentucky employee can range from the very simple to very complex. Both employers and employees need a basic understanding of these rules in order to understand their rights in the event of conflict. At-will...
Most employers and employees are familiar with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as it is the agency that enforces federal employee civil rights. However, what many people do not know is that the EEOC does not enforce those laws against every employer....
Whether it is working with a difficult coworker, or a being asked to take on too many projects, we have all experienced unpleasantness in the workplace. Unfortunately, however, many workers in Kentucky deal with much more than the occasional inconvenience. Each year,...
In Kentucky’s public and private sector, employment disputes are still unfortunately common. These situations are frequently based on the perspectives of those involved. Employers might assert that a worker violated the terms of employment. The employee, in turn,...
A Kentucky employee who feels that they have been terminated disciplined suspended or otherwise suffered a negative consequences based on their actions against their employer may have a legitimate claim for retaliation. To successfully prove retaliation, you will need...
For those employees that are now researching retirement or insurance employment law issues, they have likely come across an acronym, ERISA. And, for those dear readers, this blog post is a primer on just that acronym. What is ERISA? ERISA stands for the Employee...
Sexual harassment is a pervasive problem in American workplaces. In practically all industries and in all states, it impacts workers and creates painful, damaging environments in which victims still try to do their work. Sexual harassment happens in Kentucky and hurts...