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A few weeks back, we discussed the proposed changes in Federal minimum wage laws, as well as Louisville-Metro’s attempts to raise the minimum wage. This week we have more good news. On November 4, voters in a number of states approved ballot measures that would raise their respective state minimum wages. From the New York…

If an employer is illegally refusing to pay an employee earned wages, there are a number of avenues available for the employee to recover those wages. In Kentucky, an employee can file a complaint with the Labor Cabinet for the wages to be turned over, or alternatively, the employee can bring suit against the employer…

Let’s say you work at a busy filling station. Hundreds of people a day stop by the station to get gas, food, beer, cigarettes, etc. In the bustle of business, one of your patrons filling up his car decides to drive off without paying, and you can’t catch him in time to prevent the theft,…

A recently settled EEOC case shines more light on the issue of unequal pay between male and female American workers. The case involved Royal Tire, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, that was alleged to have paid a female executive tens of thousands of dollars less than her male counterparts. Not only was the female employee receiving…

Arbitration, an out-of-court form of dispute resolution, has rapidly become the go-to tool for employers attempting to avoid litigation for workplace legal disputes. Arbitration forces employees to waive their rights to bring legal action against their employers, and agree to be bound by the decision of, typically, a single arbitrator. These agreements are often presented…