The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) serves as a crucial safeguard for workers who report violations of workplace safety and health regulations. While many employees know OSHA for its role in maintaining workplace safety standards, fewer...
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What is quid pro quo sexual harassment?
All Kentucky employees have the right to a safe and healthy workplace environment. Federal and state laws protect you from sexual harassment at work, including quid pro quo sexual harassment. The term quid pro quo comes from a Latin phrase meaning “something for...
How can you negotiate a favorable severance package?
When you’re ready to leave your job, or when your employer forces you out, a severance package might come into play. You need to aggressively negotiate here to get what you deserve out of the process, otherwise you’ll be left without the resources that you need moving...
Understanding your rights against workplace retaliation
A negative workplace experience may leave you wondering if you are a victim of unlawful retaliation. Retaliation is when an employer terminates or takes any type of adverse action against an employee for engaging in a protected activity. The adverse action can be...
Sexual harassment and a hostile work environment: What to know
Sexual harassment continues to be a problem in Kentucky’s workplaces. Those who are subjected to this behavior can feel unsafe on the job, and their emotional, mental, and physical well-being can be put at risk. And those who are brave enough to report harassment can...
How employers cheat workers out of overtime pay
You work hard at your job, and you deserve to be compensated as required under the law. Yet, all too often employers try to skirt the law by paying workers like you less than you deserve, all so that they can keep the money for themselves while cheating you and your...