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Sexual Harassment Claims to be Exempted from Binding Arbitration Agreements?
If the Attorneys General from all fifty states and several U.S. territories have anything to say about it, yes. On February 12, the National Association of Attorneys General penned a letter, which was also signed by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, requesting...
#MeToo and #TimesUp Movement Helping Harassment Victims in Kentucky
The list of men in powerful positions accused of sexual abuse, assault, or harassment has been growing by the day. Harvey Weinstein, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Cosby, Larry Nasser, Senator Al Franken, and yes, even President Donald Trump. The list goes on. No...
EEOC Releases 2017 Statistics
The EEOC has released its litigation statistics for 2017. There was a slight drop in total charges filed from 2016, going down from 91,503 charges to 84,254 charges. Once again, however, the highest number of charges were for race discrimination and retaliation, 33.9%...
Supreme Court (For Now) Refuses to Review Whether Sexual Orientation Discrimination Violates Title VII
On December 11, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States denied a petition for certiorari -- a request that the Court review the decision of a lower court -- in the Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital matter, a case in which the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
Kentucky Supreme Court Permits Class Actions for Wage Violations
On August 24, 2017, the Supreme Court of Kentucky held that employees may bring class actions for wage violations, such as an employer's failure to pay minimum wages or overtime wages. See Mary McCann v. The Sullivan University System, Inc., 2015-SC-000144-DG, 2017...
Taylor Swift’s Victory in Sexual Assault Case Provides Lessons for the Workplace
Earlier this week, a Colorado jury found in favor of Taylor Swift on her counterclaim for sexual assault against former radio disc jockey, David Mueller, awarding her exactly what she asked for in damages: a symbolic $1.00. Mueller initially claimed that Swift cost...
