A coworker becomes interested in you, but you don’t share their feelings. You try to just ignore it at first, but then they directly ask you if you’d like to go on a date. You feel very uncomfortable with the exchange, and you turn them down. This may have made you...
You’ve been fired, and your employer won’t even give you a reason. You suspect that they don’t even have one or that it’s something petty and minor. This feels very unfair to you because this job was your livelihood. But is it illegal? If you demand a reason from your...
Whether you are paid weekly or monthly you likely receive a pay stub at the end of each pay cycle. Many employees take their boss at their word and assume that their pay is correct. Double-checking a pay stub can seem like an unnecessary hassle. However, it’s...
In theory, workers who get injured at work in Kentucky can count on workers' compensation benefits. However, some people find that securing benefits is more of a challenge than they anticipated because of an employer's reaction to an injury report. Other people may...
Ideally, companies would treat all workers fairly, and they would not discriminate on any grounds. In reality, this does not always happen, so laws and regulations have had to be made to prevent this type of discrimination. That’s why it is illegal for people to...
All workers deserve a safe workspace. This includes being able to avoid discrimination and harassment. Unfortunately, people in the LGBTQIA+ community are often harassed and discriminated against at work. Those individuals shouldn’t have to deal with these unwanted...
Everyone should feel safe in the workplace, but one may be denied this right by experiencing sexual harassment. Kentucky state law prohibits unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual acts of favors, reciprocal favors (quid pro quo sexual harassment) and other...
No one should have to experience harassment or discrimination at work as a result of their sexual orientation. Despite the progress and advancements made in recent years to both laws and social awareness of those employees who are not heterosexual, the unfortunate...
Those getting into the service industry are sometimes surprised to find out that the pay seems far lower than they thought. In fact, they may even be told that they’re only going to be paid $2.13 per hour by their employer. Since this is so far under minimum wage,...
It’s easy to assume that sexual harassment in the workplace is usually about sex. And there are certainly cases in which it is, such as when one coworker wants to date another and will not stop asking them to go on a date. The first time is not harassment, but the...
