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Took prescription medication before drug test. Drug test was positive. I have a current prescription for a different drug and an old prescription for the pill I used out of my old bottle before the test. I have worked at this merit system company for almost 10 years and would hate to loose a... View More 
answered on Nov 8, 2024
You should contact an experienced Kentucky employment attorney immediately. Kentucky law states that any employee who leaves or is discharged from his employment shall be paid in full all wages or salary earned by him no later than the next normal pay period following the date of dismissal or... View More
Our school has made a district wide decision that no staff member is allowed to leave the campus during our lunch time to go and get food. We have been told that our community has complained that we don't work enough.
answered on Sep 23, 2024
Most likely yes. You’d need to look at the collective bargaining l agreement (if there is one) to find the answer.
I know the people that work there are supposed to do checks ever so often they didn't do so or they would have seen him brain dead he laid there so long
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answered on Jul 27, 2024
I understand how devastating this situation must be for you. If you believe that the Department of Corrections staff at The Brady Center were negligent in their duty to perform regular checks, leading to your fiancé's death, you might have grounds to file a legal action. It’s important to... View More
We were issued gas cards with our names on them by our company and we carried them all the time..now they want us to leave them at work out in the open for anyone to grab… but they say gas is being stolen.. is this legal???
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answered on Jun 2, 2024
If your company is asking you to leave gas cards with your names on them out in the open, this could lead to security and liability issues. Leaving the cards in an unsecured location increases the risk of theft or misuse, which could potentially be traced back to you if the cards are in your name.... View More
In Kentucky there are mandatory Break periods - 10 minutes for every 4 hours worked and if you work over 5 hours, a mandatory meal break between your third and fifth hour. But my neighbor has been coerced to sign away their breaks for nothing in return to work at a local fast food restaurant. This... View More
answered on May 27, 2024
Sound like a violation of Ky labor laws. A complaint to the Labor Board might resolve the problem.
Supposedly,I was accused of calling an African a "lazy N word". Supposedly there was an investigation done but the only person I believe was asked about the situation would call me "old and ugly". I should have reported him for these statements and other statements but I... View More
answered on May 15, 2024
Specifically, what is your question? More info is needed to answer your question properly.
There is a motion to hear on April 10th at 9
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answered on Apr 6, 2024
I understand this may be a stressful situation. Here are a few key points and suggestions based on the information you've provided:
1. Notice of Entry of Appearance: This means that an attorney has formally notified the court that they will be representing your former employer in the... View More
Ex. Employee is moving within the next three weeks and asked employer for the day off due to moving day falling on a Monday. Employer made it aware that the employee does not have PTO accrued and then told the employee have no choice other than to go to into the negatives on PTO, or come in... View More
answered on Apr 1, 2024
It should be set out in the Employee Handbook your employer should have given you when you were hired.
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answered on Mar 26, 2024
Refusing to offer employment based on the smell of marijuana on a candidate can be complex legally and varies by location and industry. In states where marijuana is legal for medical or recreational use, the situation is particularly nuanced. Employers still have rights to maintain a drug-free... View More
My girlfriend was incarcerated at a women's prison facility in Virginia for several years. There's been two substantiated PREAS filed and found true. My girlfriend used 27 razor blades to take her own life when she was incarcerated all bc of this corrections officer and the way that she... View More
answered on Mar 10, 2024
If she took her own life, how is she now home with separation anxiety?
I put 2 weeks notice in and after the 2 weeks I contacted my new employer and he said he would get back to me with a start date. Now he keeps ducking me when I ask about the date. I quit my job because he told me I was hired. What can I do?
answered on Feb 26, 2024
You should determine your status with the new company before you take any action at all.
My manager told one employee that we wished it was me that made the mistake so he could fire me so instead he suspended me for 5 days no pay but nothing to the employee that made the mistake.
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answered on Feb 9, 2024
In Kentucky, if you are suspended for another employee's mistake with no action taken against the employee who actually made the mistake, especially if there's an expressed wish by the manager that you had made the mistake for the purpose of firing you, this could potentially be... View More
They still from the safe, the register on camera.
They sell and use drugs in the building on camera. She keeps some people on payroll after supposed termination. They end up coming back. She takes hrs from other employees to feed or fix the problems for the ones that use drugs. Could use... View More
answered on Feb 7, 2024
Contact the sheriffs department or the FBI and report the matter.
My work place is gonna be being searched by an on going investigation of money laundering and prostitution and drugs.
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answered on Dec 28, 2023
When a workplace is subject to an ongoing investigation for various illegal activities, including money laundering, prostitution, and drug-related offenses, law enforcement authorities may conduct searches. During these searches, individuals on unsupervised probation may be asked to provide consent... View More
Current employer refuses to allow my fiance and her son to be covered under my health benefits due to us not being married. Less than 1 year after this happened, employer is allowing another employees "partner" to be covered under her health benefits( they are both female )
Is... View More
answered on Dec 27, 2023
Could be an equal protection violation but more facts are necessary to determine.
I manage a fast food restaurant in Kentucky. I have an employee who is involved in drug court. The employee was ordered not to work do to medical reasons related to drug use. Am I able to terminate the employee in order to hire someone who can work?
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answered on Nov 2, 2023
The employee is unable to work due to a court order. This is a legitimate reason to terminate the employee. Additionally, you are not required to hold the employee's position open until they can return to work.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of internet questions and responses, the... View More
I am being accused of being involved in this theft. I had talked to this customer beforehand and he left so I took a break then he came back in the store and stole cartons of cigarettes and walked out while I was outside on my break. I’ve never seen this man a day in my life and I definitely... View More
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answered on Oct 30, 2023
Employers have a broad right to discipline their employees for any reason, as long as the reason is not illegal or discriminatory. In your case, your employer may argue that you were negligent in your duties by not preventing the customer from stealing the cigarettes. They may also argue that you... View More
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