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Sign a severance agreement in Kentucky and you will almost always give up your right to sue your former employer. Kentucky law does not require employers to offer severance, so when an offer appears, the payment is for something. Usually it’s for your legal claims. Before signing, make sure you know exactly what you are…

No. For most private-sector workers in Kentucky, firing someone for talking about pay with coworkers is illegal under federal labor law. This holds with or without a union, and regardless of what your handbook says. Many employers still enforce “pay confidentiality” rules, counting on workers not knowing the difference. At Abney Law, we hear from…

Yes, in most cases, Kentucky has no statute that voids confidentiality clauses in employment settlements. A bill that would have changed this for sexual abuse claims died without a committee hearing when the 2026 session ended in April, but what your employer can still demand has limits. Several of these come from federal law and…

Eleven days late was enough. This spring, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit threw out a professor’s case of discrimination and retaliation because his lawsuit was filed eleven days after the 90-day period following an EEOC notice of right to sue. No judge ever considered whether he was discriminated against. The Sixth…

Once you report harassment to HR, your employer is legally notified. This single fact changes the case. If the company does not take any action after that, their silence can be considered evidence that they failed to act – and Kentucky law provides you with ways to move forward which do not depend on HR…

Kentucky employers with fifteen or more workers must accommodate pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. This has been the law since 2019, but plenty of employers still act as if it doesn’t apply. If you are passed over, put on unpaid leave, or fired after announcing your pregnancy, the Commonwealth provides real legal remedies. Federal…

Your employer does not need to lose the discrimination case in order to lose the retaliation case. Kentucky law considers retaliation a separate violation. If you are demoted after reporting discrimination, this demotion could be illegal on its own, regardless of what happens with the underlying complaint. Retaliation Is a Separate Violation Under Kentucky Law…

Your employer calls you a salaried employee and tells you that overtime doesn’t apply to you. This may be wrong. The salary status alone does not remove overtime rights under federal law, and thousands of Kentucky workers are underpaid every year because their employers misused that label. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets strict…