Employment Discrimination Lawsuits are Less Successful in Federal Court.  With recent federal enactments minorities and members of protected classes have the ability to assert their civil rights under more legal theories than ever.  Just because more workers have standing to […]

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settled for 2.3 Million.  Fry’s Electronics will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit from the federal government — one of the largest of its kind — alleging that the retailer retaliated against a supervisor who reported […]

The Fair Pay Act.   What is it? A law signed by Congress on January 29, 2009, that restored worker protections against pay discrimination. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act allows individuals who face pay discrimination to seek rectification under federal […]

If you lost your job, continuing your group health coverage may be a challenge. Whether you were terminated, resigned or have been cut down to part-time, you should know your COBRA rights. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives […]

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees who qualify with up to 12 work weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons. It also requires group health benefits to be maintained […]

Know your rights when your employer tries to dig up dirt during a background check.  After the first of the year, employers will need to provide job applicants and employees with the new Fair Credit Reporting Act “Summary of Rights” form before running […]

A strong admonishment of an attorney by a Jefferson Circuit Court was captured on video and has gone viral. The ABA recently published the video on its website http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/jefferson_circuit_kentucky_judge_martin_mcdonald_backseat_driver_video/ The Court’s lecture appears to be the result of counsel’s attempts […]

If you are breast-feeding you must be excused from jury duty in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. KRS 29A.100(4) provides: “The judge shall excuse a mother who is breastfeeding a child or expressing breast milk from jury service until such time […]

A recently enacted Federal Law requires employers to provide a place and time for a woman to breastfeed.  Among many provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 4207 of the law amends the Fair Labor Standards Act […]

You may not know it, but it’s perfectly legal to breast-feed your child in a public or private location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. KRS 211.755(3) states that: “No person shall interfere with a mother breast-feeding her child in any […]