I was placed at MMI and was given permanent work restrictions. My department stated that could not accommodate my restrictions. I was later called by someone who stated that I needed to resign or file for LTD, which is also resigning. Is this wrongful termination?
Possibly. Many more facts are needed to make such a determination. Contact an experienced employment law attorney near you and let them review for you.
My former employer wrote me a letter stating that I have 30 days to repay the lump sum of 14000 dollars or he will notify the county attorney's office and proceed with having me put in jail
Much more information is necessary to make an informed decision. Contact a criminal defense attorney near you who can evaluate the case and help you decide how to proceed.
I have received a verified complaint, and have filed a verified request for dismissal. How would you proceed to file suite against a former property manager and her accomplices for financial damage done to the LLC?
Many more facts are necessary to answer this question. I would consult a tenants rights attorney in your area and lay the facts out for them.
I believe that it is due to me being gay. Another employee was fired a day before me due to her dating an ex client. Can I sue them for wrongful termination.
Much more info is needed to properly answer this question. Consult a competent practitioner who can review the facts.
In most cases, the law only requires an employer to pay minimum wage and overtime (for hours worked over 40 in a workweek).
Contact your local Social Security field office.
I was removed short term from work August 2019 due to surgery. After surgery I had complications still and the dr felt I needed to be seen by another surgeon of his choice for a second opinion. The surgeon filled the required paperwork out and sent it to my short term disability company. They... Read more »
More information is needed to determine if you should have been eligible for job protection under the Family Medical Leave Act or eligible for an accommodation in the form of continued medical leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act. You should contact an employment attorney to discuss... Read more »
Ok, so our employer claims that they do not need to pay employees to don and doff their protective personal equipment who choose to leave the premises on their 30 minute unpaid meal break. This in turn reduces the 30 minute meal period to the employees who choose to leave the premises for food or... Read more »
These types of cases are heavily fact dependent and more information is required to evaluate your claim. There are cases where courts have held that this type of activity is compensable and cases where courts have held it is not. You should reach out to an employment law attorney for a consultation... Read more »
I work overtime every week, in the hotel industry, but as I have read in 337.101 (2) 6. The overtime exemption only applies to hotels, (and other businesses) that make less than $95,000 a year gross from sales,for the last 5 years, and my employer easily makes $250-300,000 a year. Also, he has... Read more »
Federal law, under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), also governs the payment of overtime. Even if you are exempt based on the Kentucky Revised Statutes, you may still be eligible to receive overtime under the FLSA. Typically employers are covered under the FLSA if they do more than $500,000... Read more »
Is it legal for an employer to fire you right after your released from light duty due to foot injury that was no fault of your own? Instead of sending me back to regular duty after workers comp light duty for 19wks, they are fighting my unemployment and I’m without any income for 6 weeks now all... Read more »
More facts are needed to provide you with a full evaluation of your claim. Your injury might qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which would make a termination based on your injury unlawful. States also prohibit retaliation against employees who have filed... Read more »
It depends on the issues in question. There is no exclusive right to arbitration in employment unless it is contractual.
Poor management practice but yes, it is not actionable.
I work for a corporate dental practice and the new office I transferred to has not been welcoming and the dentist has been very rude to me and has been trying to make me very uncomfortable so that I will quit. None of this has been overtly done but very passive aggressive. Now he has amplified by... Read more »
Document everything they do/you do. Follow all rules and guidelines implicitly and don’t cut corners. They don’t need a reason to fire you as KY is an employment at will state. If they’re going to fire you, nothing you can do to prevent it beforehand but consult an attorney immediatelt... Read more »
Can a company piggyback off of a contract you signed with a payroll company even though the companies name was not mentioned in the payroll contract?
++The contract for the payroll company just has one sentence that in general says the contract convers there clients. Nothing is specific,... Read more »
Depends. Substantially more facts are need to answer this questuon.
I was told this is due to CPS (dcbs) taking my kids years ago. My kids have since been adopted by my uncle and I'm pretty sure I never had charges pressed against me, I never hurt or neglected my kids.
It depends on the specific circumstances with regard to working with children but it should not preclude you from working in the medical field.
I was harassed after going to HR to file complaint against supv..advising of discrimination, hostile work enviroment
Ok. You need to find an experienced civil rights attorney to handle your case so it is handled properly.
I was injured at my job and have been off on Comp for 5 months and some change. I have been released to return to work. They are talking about demoting me from the position I was in to another. Can they do that or do they have to return me to my previous position before I got hurt?
As long as your pay is the same, they can put you in any position they need you in.
schedule and fired me . Can I sue for wrongful termination? I was in pain and sick for 6 whole weeks and still showed up everyday . I'm a teacher for a preschool and finally took two days off and now I need surgery and have no job.
Unfortunately, Kentucky is an “at will” state, which means they can fire you for any reason at all or no reason at all.
No. You are not. You simply must not deny anyone an interview or as job for an improper reason, such as race, sex, religion, natl origin, etc.
Let's say a woman comes into my business for a job interview and I'm looking for somebody with particular character traits that I would consider important in the maintenance of my workplace culture. If the woman in question gives an answer or performs an action that contradicts this preference and... Read more »
Yes. You could use it as a defense unless there is an improper reason underlying the selection of the male. What you have described is a legitimate reason.
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