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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...
Losing a job for any reason can be devastating on an emotional and financial level. Feeling like you lost the job for unfair reasons, however, is even worse than losing a job for a reason that makes sense. In Kentucky and other at-will employment states, employers are...
Being injured at work can make your life more difficult than you imagined. While you’re out of work and unable to earn a wage, your medical bills can quickly accumulate, leaving you in a financial bind. Fortunately, workers’ compensation benefits may help you offset...
If you’ve been hurt on the job, then you’ve got a lot on your plate. You have to figure out how to pay your medical bills, cover your lost wages, and recover your physical and mental health so that you can get back to work. Yet, even if you’re able to do those things,...
Kentucky health care workers have the duty of assuring that quality care is provided to patients and residents of licensed facilities. They should also report situations where this care is jeopardized. Fortunately, Kentucky law prohibits retaliation for making these...
Almost 20 years ago, following the collapse of Enron and other high-profile corporate scandals, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, sweeping legislation aimed at cracking down on fraudulent financial reporting. Among other provisions, the act provided protections...
People in Kentucky generally want to excel at their job and employers generally want to keep productive employees. However, situations sometimes arise where an employer has to let an employee go. While sometimes this is unfortunate but understandable, for example in a...
In certain situations, it is illegal for employers to take certain actions against employees or job applicants which may be considered unlawful retaliation. It is helpful for both employers and employees to be familiar with what is considered workplace retaliation and...
It can be frightening to speak out when doing so could put your job at risk. Fortunately, both state and federal law protect whistleblowers in a number of ways. The policy behind whistleblower laws is relatively simple. The government wants to encourage workers to...
Many employees fear the consequences of speaking out against mistreatment, so they choose to remain silent. Whether they fear a reduction in hours or outright termination, these consequences can be called revenge or retaliation. Fortunately, employees are protected...