In Kentucky, employers with at least 15 employees may not discriminate in any term or condition of employment based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, according to applicable federal and state civil rights laws. Pregnant workers also have legal...
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Kentucky law only allows voluntary tip pools
Restaurants and other businesses in which employees customarily receive tips are subject to complex federal, state, and local legal requirements mostly meant to protect workers’ earnings. One area of regulation involves tip pooling. What is a tip-sharing or...
Fired teacher files whistleblower suit against Kentucky school
A whistleblower is an employee who speaks up about problems within their workplace, such as unsafe, unethical, or illegal activity. Federal and state laws protect whistleblowers when their employers retaliate against them for reporting unethical or illegal acts to...
DOL Issues New “Overtime” Rule
On September 24, the DOL issued a new overtime rule, hiking the salary cutoff for workers to be classified as exempt from overtime pay from $23,660 ($455/week) to $35,568 ($684/week). The new rule takes effect on January 1, 2020. There are four significant aspects to...
In Title VII race discrimination case, Seventh Circuit provides helpful guidance to employers
In a recent opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, based in Chicago, Illinois, affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s retaliation and hostile work environment claims. In Smith v. Illinois Department of Transportation, the plaintiff, an...
Tamara Patterson talks about CBD and workplace drug tests
Kentuckians are hearing more and more about the health benefits of CBD products. But the use of CBD products – which contain trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana responsible for the “high” – presents issues for employers and employees. Most...
Tips for Preventing Unequal Pay Practices
In recent posts, we covered the legal duties of Kentucky employers under state and federal law to compensate women and men equally for comparable work, noting several legal exceptions. As we explained, if a pay differential between men and women is illegal, an...
