By their very nature, emergencies are unpredictable and can cause chaos and countless numbers of hazards. The recent tornados that swept through Kentucky—devastating communities, homes, and businesses—were evidence of how suddenly an emergency can present itself. They...
It has long been a standard practice for most Kentucky employers to have a non-attorney employee, such as a supervisor or HR representative, appear on behalf of the company at unemployment insurance (UI) benefits hearings. It came as quite a shock to the business...
It has been almost four years since the #MeToo movement gained significant traction in media– a global movement in which survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault shared their stories to bring attention to gender and sexual discrimination (in and out of the...
While the COVID-19 pandemic posed a variety of new challenges for employers, some things remained the same: discrimination, retaliation, and harassment in the workplace remains prevalent. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—which is tasked with enforcing...
The health care power of attorney allows someone to name a person (or persons, including successors) to make medical decisions for the appointing person if they cannot make decisions on their own because of mental incapacity like unconsciousness or inability to...
A common mantra during estate planning is to avoid probate. Yet many people do not understand the probate process or why it’s smart to avoid it through proper planning. The probate process Probate is the legal process of administering an individual’s estate after he...
The Community Property Trust Act took effect in Kentucky on July 15, 2020. This new law provides married couples with the option of having some or all of their assets classified as “community property” and held in a community-property trust. For the right couple and...
