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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...
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...
Losing your job is a difficult and stressful experience for most people. As you start your job search, you may be presented with a severance agreement from your former employer offering additional pay and benefits in exchange for a release of legal claims against the...
Being subjected to harassment or discrimination can make you feel belittled, ashamed, and devalued not just as an employee, but also as a person. Making matters worse is the fact that this egregious behavior can have a tremendous impact on your career. All too often...