Louisville Employment Law Blog
Supreme court to decide on sexual orientation/transgender rights
In Kentucky and across the nation, there is still a dispute as to how far anti-discrimination laws should go in protecting people based on sexual orientation/transgender rights. There are many laws shielding employees or prospective employees who are confronted with...
Tips to navigate a hostile work environment
Many incidents of sexual harassment develop into hostile work environments. These hostile environments generally result when individuals reject unwanted sexual advances. The harassment becomes more aggressive and entirely disrupts the work environment. No one...
Can disability discrimination include refusal to grant leave?
The Americans with Disabilities Act provides protection to workers to stop employers from exhibiting any kind of discrimination against them during the hiring process, when they are on the job, and when dismissing them among many other aspects of work. Employers are...
Women may be losing millions due to the wage gap
The wage gap between men and women has made headlines throughout the last ten years with female employees in all industries talking about the income challenge. However, a recent study found the gap may be even more pronounced in high-earning fields, such as medicine...
Hotel manager accused of religious and sexual harassment
Workplace harassment can come in many forms and Kentuckians who are subjected to it should be aware that they have rights when they believe their jobs are impacted by it. Some incidents are more unusual than others. When there is an issue at work regardless of its...
Have you been injured on the job and worried about retaliation?
There are some employers who foster a work atmosphere where employees believe they could be subject to retaliation for filing a worker's compensation claim. In Kentucky, that kind of retaliation is against the law. Kentucky is an at-will state Kentucky, like many...
Were my sexual orientation/transgender rights violated?
Increasingly, Kentuckians and people across the United States are feeling free to be who they are and not live in fear that coming out with their sexual orientation or as a person seeking to be or is already transgender will cost them their job or an opportunity at a...
Worker files disability discrimination lawsuit against Amazon
Kentucky workers who are suffering from an illness or condition that requires various reasonable accommodations so they can do their job should be granted those accommodations without fear of not being hired or losing the job because of their issues. If they are...
Legal help is often needed to collect severance in Kentucky
Losing a job in Kentucky can be a difficult situation to face. For many workers, the sting of the job loss can be eased ever-so-slightly by the comfort that they are set to receive a severance package as they depart. However, there are circumstances where it is...
Disability discrimination, the ADA and reasonable accommodation
Disabled Kentuckians have the right to work just like those who are not disabled. However, even with greater attention paid to worker rights and fairness, disability discrimination continues to be a problem. Workers who are confronted with this type of mistreatment...