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Posting on social media has become a common way to express frustrations, comment on political and religious beliefs, find groups of like-minded individuals and professionally network. Yet, posting on social media could also put your job at risk. That might come as a...
The pay you receive from your job should reflect the work that you do. That’s why there are stringent federal and state laws in place in protect workers. Yet far too often employers try to find ways to skirt these rules, all in hopes of saving money. This is...
As we approach the end of the year, we want to highlight important new medical cannabis laws taking effect on January 1, 2025. On March 31, 2023, SB 47 was signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear, legalizing marijuana in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for specific...
You deserve to be paid fairly for a hard day’s work. While the law also seeks to protect your right to fair wages, all too often employers try to skirt the law at their employees’ expense. There are several ways they do this, but one of the most common is through...
The FTC's latest enforcement action against Guardian Service Industries signals an important shift in how regulators are approaching employment restrictions in service contracts. The agency ordered Guardian, a building services contractor, to cease enforcing no-hire...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...