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...
Workplace Discrimination
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...
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 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...
Do you feel pressured to retire early?
According to a recent study by AARP, more than half of workers older than 50 reported having lost their jobs involuntarily. While some unscrupulous employers may try to force out older employees to avoid paying retirement packages, others want to make honest changes...
Kentucky House considering pregnancy-accommodation bill
The Kentucky Senate passed the proposed Kentucky Pregnant Workers' Rights Act on February 22 by a vote of 25-7. The House received the bill and referred it to it Judiciary Committee, where it was posted on March 1. This bill would amend the Kentucky Civil Rights Act,...
Majority of Breastfeeding Discrimination Cases Involve Job Loss
Pregnancy discrimination, which includes discrimination based upon breastfeeding and lactation, is prohibited by the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. It is also arguably sex discrimination, which is prohibited by both federal and Kentucky law....