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As the spread of COVID-19 forces limited services at restaurants and bars across the Commonwealth, Abney Law Office wishes to express our support for our service industry friends and neighbors during this difficult time. For those that have been laid off from work and find themselves worried about making ends meet, consider filing for unemployment…

P. Stewart Abney, of Abney Law, has been selected to the 2020 Kentucky Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers…

P. Stewart Abney, Kelly M. Parry, and Jeremiah W. Reece, have been selected to the 2019 Kentucky Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Abney, Parry, and Reece focus their law practices on…

For many years, the federal government has attempted to ensure that many different kinds of workers are protected from discrimination. One such area has been in the area of age discrimination. To ensure that employers cannot discriminate on the basis of age, the federal government has passed laws such as the Age Discrimination Act of…

Every employee will at some point need to contend with sick days and/or parental leave, but depending on your job and employer this can be a relatively easy or difficult process. However, there are some safeguards in place for such an occasion, particularly the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This federal legislation covers certain employers…

Employment contracts have various provisions within them to govern many aspects of the employee-employer relationship. These provisions can govern the issue of pay, leave, and termination. However, one issue that sometimes arises is how an employee may pursue legal action against their employer. While most times employees will use the courts to procure a legal…