Employment

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law that provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. The government designed it to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take...

At the end of 2022, the number of employees in Kentucky rose to over 1.9 million, according to an unemployment report. In Kentucky, as in other states, employers often create handbooks to help their employees. An employee handbook serves as a tool for communicating...

How you choose to cut and style your hair is mostly up to you. For many people, their hair is more than something that grows from the top of their heads. It is a way to express their creativity and celebrate their racial or ethnic heritage. But your hair can also make...

Wage and hour claims in Kentucky The hours you work deserve compensation. This is not just a nice sentiment. It is a federal law. It is a Kentucky law. However, many companies pursue practices that lessen your wages for time worked. Here are ways to recognize these...

Workplaces should be safe and healthy. Unfortunately, this is not the experience of every worker, as some go through sexual harassment, which creates a hostile work environment for them.  The U.S Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) defines sexual...

Employees are one of your greatest assets, but when they leave, they can become a liability, putting your business and your information at risk. For many companies, a non-compete is still the standard way to protect the business. However, in recent years, there has...

Losing a job is a difficult and stressful experience, especially if you feel you are a victim of wrongful termination. You may wonder how you will care for yourself and your loved ones now that you are unemployed. In Kentucky, wrongful termination can occur in several...

You likely know that it’s illegal for employers to discriminate against applicants and employees based on a variety of factors, including their race, gender, age, religion and disability. But to identify which behaviors cross the line into discrimination, you often...

Gaslighting is a term that is becoming more common in our society. Gaslighting refers to the psychological manipulation of others over time. Ultimately, gaslighting can cause you to question your own self-worth and reality. As we become more familiar with what...

As an employer, you are legally obligated to provide reasonable accommodation to employees with mental or physical disabilities. It means making changes or adjustments to the work environment, policies or practices that enable disabled employees to perform the...