What if your boss takes your tips?
As a tipped employee, you count on those tips to make up your wages. In fact, getting tips is a big part of why you got into this industry in the first place. In Kentucky, you do have to get paid at least the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in any job that you do....
What can you do when your employer won’t accommodate an injury?
Maybe you developed your injury on the job because of a workplace accident, or perhaps you were in a car crash on your way home from work, making the injury technically unrelated to your profession. People get hurt in ways that affect their ability to keep working...
Were you discriminated against because of your name?
You aren’t legally required to disclose your race or ethnicity on your job application. But, when you fill it out, they tell you it’s not a good fit. You don’t even get an interview. At least you know there was no racial discrimination, right? You never met with...
Transgender workers face more harassment on the job
For much of modern history, transgender people have been largely invisible. Many of them have felt the need to hide their identity in order to avoid judgment by family members, exclusion from social circles or personal risk. Transgender people also generally face a...
Age discrimination: You’re not alone
Federal law forbids employers from discriminating based on age against any worker 40 or older. That means that if you’re an older American in the workforce, your age is a protected characteristic just like race, sex, religion, national origin and disability. Despite...
Fired nurse files wrongful termination lawsuit in Kentucky
A former jail nurse in McCracken County, Kentucky, is suing the county and her ex-boss, claiming he fired her after she reported what she saw as an abuse of authority, mismanagement and unsafe practices, as well as wrongful termination. The woman worked on a part-time...
Is tip pooling legal in Kentucky?
The standard way for tips to be handled in a bar or restaurant setting is simply for the employee to keep the tips that are given directly to them. In fact, these establishments are allowed to pay their employees less than minimum wage if and only if the tips then...
Steps to take if you’re being sexually harassed at work
You should never be okay with workplace sexual harassment. If a supervisor or co-worker is making you uncomfortable, it’s important to speak up and take the appropriate steps. It’s your hope that doing so will eliminate the problem once and for all. Here’s a basic...
Kentucky workplaces should accommodate hearing impairment
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) puts forth federal laws to protect employees with any of several qualifying disabilities, physical or mental, from workplace discrimination in Kentucky and the rest of the United States. One of the disabilities protected by...
Wage theft can take many forms
Wage theft occurs when an employer fails to pay an employee the money they are owed. It’s just as illegal as it sounds. Every worker is entitled to get compensation for their work. In fact, several federal and state laws have been enacted to protect those rights,...
