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When looking to fill a vacant position, employers often rely on the job interview to help determine the winning candidate. Resumes and cover letters can only convey so much. Employers want to get to know candidates prior to hiring them and that is where the job interview factors in. There are multiple ways to go […]
As an employee, it’s always a good idea to fully understand your legal rights as well as what is and isn’t allowed at work. While there are many public policies set in place to protect an employee from being discriminated against, both Kentucky & Indiana are at-will states. This means that unless an employee is […]
If you experience or report discrimination or harassment in the workplace, you are legally protected from retaliation from your employer. However, just because it is illegal does not stop someone from doing it. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, about a third of discrimination charges in the workplace involve a retaliation claim. When you file […]
Is “tort law” simply “personal injury”? In context, yes. Literally, however, the word “tort” derives from the Latin “tortus,” which means wrong. A tort is the civil wrong inflicted on one person by another entity, be it person or business. A civil wrong is not quite at the level of an actual crime. This means compensation in […]
If you seek to hold state actors such as police officers or government officials accountable for their wrongdoings, you need a civil rights lawyer to represent you and your interests in court. Because civil rights law is constantly changing, you need an attorney that stays up-to-date with the latest cases and developments that could help […]
After years of workplace discrimination being unreported and going unpunished, the United States government acted. In 1967, they passed the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill into law and provided equal employment opportunities that were not covered in the seventh title of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Now, […]
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. The ADA is considered to be one of the most in-depth and comprehensive pieces of legislation regarding civil rights and is an “equal opportunity” law for Americans who are disabled. The ADA guarantees that disabled persons are allowed the same […]
There are not many things in life as difficult to deal with as the death of a loved one. When putting a loved one to rest, the most that you can hope for is an easy process. A process that doesn’t involve a lot of errors or mistakes is ideal. However, funeral mistakes and funeral […]
Over the past 50 years, many important changes have impacted civil rights law in the United States. As civil rights attorneys serving people across Kentucky and Southern, Indiana, we understand firsthand the importance of these changes. Through our legal practice, we work hard to defend the rights of victims of many different kinds of discrimination. […]
As a result of Matt Bevin winning the vote for Governor of Kentucky, Kentuckians knew that the Commonwealth was about to experience some change. After 8 years of governing under Democrat Steve Beshear, Bevin entered office with a new agenda. Mainly, it aimed at a variety of significant changes, including tort reform. As tort law attorneys, this […]
