Officials for various cities in western Kentucky are debating whether local laws should protect LGBTQ employees and job applicants against discrimination based on their sexual identity or sexual orientation, according to the Messenger-Inquirer. So-called fairness...
Year: 2019
Filing discrimination claim with EEOC held not jurisdictional
With all the speculation about philosophical differences among U.S. Supreme Court justices, they recently released an opinion in which they spoke with one voice in a unanimous ruling about an important aspect of federal anti-discrimination law. Specifically, the Court...
DOL concludes that virtual marketplace service providers are contractors, not employees
Kentucky employers must be careful when classifying each member of its workforce as either an employee or an independent contractor. Hiring an employee, in many cases, subjects to the employer to a wide range of responsibilities under state and federal wage-and-hour...
US Supreme Court to decide if Title VII protects LGBT employees
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider three cases to determine whether the federal law protecting employees from sex discrimination and sexual harassment also prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation under...
Kentucky embraces mandatory arbitration as condition of employment
On March 25, Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill that, among other things, allows Kentucky employers to require that their employees resolve workplace disputes through mandatory arbitration rather than the courts. This law takes effect on or about June 13, 90 days after the...
Kentucky Employers Need Legal Representation When Defending Against Unemployment Benefits Claims
In Kentucky, employers generally defend against applications for unemployment insurance benefits from former employees not by hiring outside counsel, but by appointing an individual, usually someone in the HR department, to represent and defend the company in the...
Kentucky governor signs employer pregnancy-accommodations bill
We recently blogged about pregnancy-rights legislation winding its way through the Kentucky General Assembly, the Kentucky Pregnant Workers' Act, having then passed the Senate. As we previously discussed, the Act will require covered employers to take specific steps...