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WORKPLACE BULLYING UPDATE: NIED CLAIMS MAY PROVIDE PATH TO RECOVERY

In Kentucky, prior to the landmark case of Osborne v. Keeney, negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) applied only to situations in which physical contact or impact occurred and was the cause of harm. While this “impact rule” was designed to provide a well-defined line of where liability starts and ends, it led to some…

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TALES FROM THE WORKPLACE: SEXUAL HARASSMENT EXPOSED, PT. 5

Today’s entry in our continuing series on workplace harassment comes from the case of Slone v. Toyota Motor Mfg., 2005 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 560. This case deals with a woman who reported the harassment she was experiencing on multiple occasions to her supervisor, who in turn did nothing to stop the harassment from recurring….

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