When employees make discrimination complaints, the complaints often go to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As employers seek to prevent conflict, they can learn a lot from the types of discrimination complaints being filed at the EEOC. For example,...
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Year: 2021
Nursing license investigations: What nurses need to know
If you are a licensed nurse in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it is important you are aware of issues that could put your nursing license in jeopardy. Kentucky law requires nurses, nurse employers and others to report suspected violations of the Nursing Law. The...
When can shareholders bring class actions?
When a publicly-traded company advertises itself as having ethical principles and strong internal fraud controls, do those statements affect share prices? If they do, should shareholders who relied on the statements have access to class-action lawsuits? The question...
Hand-written wills may have unwritten pitfalls
While the Commonwealth of Kentucky does not require wills to be typed or digitized and will recognize hand-written wills, there are important steps to follow and careful considerations to keep in mind to ensure your will functions as you want. Ultimately, your will...
United States Department of Agriculture Reverses Permanent Disqualification of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer
On October 30, 2020, a SNAP, known previously as the “food stamp program”, retailer in the greater Washington D.C. area requested an administrative review of the USDA – FNS Retailer Operations Division’s determination to permanently disqualify it from participation...
A clear understanding of the ADEA is crucial for employers
As an employer, you know that it’s illegal to discriminate against anyone on the basis of age (specifically, against those who are 40 and older). However, you may not know that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) dates back to 1967. Even back then,...
How can you prevent disability discrimination claims in the workplace?
Employers should always be careful to understand the rules of hiring employees and maintaining a positive relationship with them. Employees with grievances can cause trouble for a company, even going as far as to file lawsuits. One of the areas that you should be sure...
Trading app Robinhood facing class action lawsuit
Robinhood is a relatively simple trading app that made it possible for investors to buy stocks on their phones. This was something many small-time investors used when just getting started or when looking for flexible ways to make trades on their schedule. While the...
What you need to know about resolving partnership disputes
Partners are often excited about their company's prospects when they initially go into business with one another. They're usually not prepared, however, to handle all the responsibilities of being an entrepreneur, and conflicts may arise. If you have a potentially...
How to draft a noncompete agreement for your business
The people who work for your company can help improve your business, but they can also devastate your long-term prospects. You probably have trade secrets, personal recipes or proprietary processes that give your products unique features that appeal to customers. When...