Non-competes were part and parcel of business life for many years. So you may have many employees in your workforce who signed them when they started working for you. You may have heard of the proposals to ban non-competes, so what is the current situation? The...
Employment Law
New federal laws increase protection for lactating Kentucky workers
Kentucky employers and employees alike should know that new federal legislation increases job protections for lactating employees. Federal law governs nationwide and any greater protection under Kentucky law would still apply. 2022 PUMP Act and Kentucky protections...
Whistleblower protections and anti-retaliation laws
The law normally protects a Kentucky employee from employer retaliation against the worker for reporting certain concerns about the workplace to management, to law enforcement or to a government agency. Also called whistleblower protection, anti-retaliation protection...
Future of noncompetes up in the air if FTC adopts sweeping ban
On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new federal rule that would ban noncompete agreements across the country. Currently, each state has its own laws governing covenants not to compete and this legislation varies widely among the states....
Could the FTC rein in noncompete agreements as anticompetitive?
Noncompetes are inherently a restraint on trade, in that they prohibit former employees from taking new jobs with their former employer’s competitors. They limit a person’s choices in employment. In most states, however, including Kentucky, noncompetes are enforceable...
Employer retaliation for reporting sexual harassment all too common
At our law firm, we represent both employers and employees in matters related to unlawful sexual harassment, including allegations of employer retaliation against employees who report it. A recent study by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) found that a shocking...