| The Tennessee Supreme Court Expands The Time In Which An Employee Can File A Workers’ Compensation Claim When The Employee Suffers From An Occupational Disease In Brown v. Erachem Comilog, Inc. |
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September 27, 2007 Link
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| Tennessee’s Public Smoking Ban Takes Effect On October 1, 2007 |
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September 27, 2007 Link
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| Tennessee's New "Non-Smoker Protection Act" |
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September 2007 Link
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Tennessee's new anti-smoking law affects virtually all employers in the state. Submitted by Judd Peak.
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| FMLA Protected Absence Analysis |
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September 26, 2007 Link
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The following analysis is designed to help determine whether an employee's absence from work is legally protected by the Family & Medical Leave Act.
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| Kentucky Federal District Court States That Difference In Treatment Alone Does Not Create A Hostile Work Environment |
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September 26, 2007 Link
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Kentucky Federal District Court States That Difference In Treatment Alone Does Not Create A Hostile Work Environment. Submitted by LaQuita Wornor
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| Insurance and Nonqualified Benefits |
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September 26, 2007 Link
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Insurance companies market traditional as well as innovative life insurance products as the answer to employers' objectives in providing benefits to employees.
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| Nondiscrimination Requirements for Group Term Life Insurance |
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September 26, 2007 Link
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The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 ("TEFRA") and the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 ("DEFRA") had a significant impact on Section 79.
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| Pension Protection Act of 2006 |
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September 26, 2007 Link
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Summary of Non-Defined Benefit Plan Terms
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| How Can an Employer Get a Fair Trial Before a Jury? |
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September 2007 Link
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How can employers gain the understanding of twelve employees?
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| Union Alert |
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September 2007 Link
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Early Signs of Union Organizing Activity
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| Employer v. Employer - Litigation Over Non-Competes |
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September 2007 Link
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In today's "information economy", an employer's competitive edge is often contained in its knowledge, processes, trade secrets, customer contacts, and similar information which it must share with its employees.
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| Sexual Harassment: New Sinkholes and Safe Havens |
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September 25, 2007 Link
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Within days, or even hours, an employer must decide whether something said or done at work is, or is not, "sexual harassment," ...
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| Surviving The New Union Threat |
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September 25, 2007 Link
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The winter's "Battle in Seattle" displayed to the Nation the new, radical face of organized labor.
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| Anti-Trust Challenges to Employer Pay Practices |
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September 2007 Link
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On June 20, 2006, America’s fastest growing union, the SEIU, launched a creative new organizing weapon: anti-trust challenges to employer pay practices.
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| Family & Medical Leave Checklist |
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September 25, 2007 Link
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What To Do -- When Workers Can't Work!
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| Litigation Risk List |
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September 25, 2007 Link
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| New Survey Suggests Age Discrimination Affects More Young Than Old Employees |
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September 25, 2007 Link
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Employers are finding that their workforces are increasingly made up of workers from different age groups. Submitted by William Becker
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| Indiana Court of Appeals Finds an Employer's Time Off Policy to be Invalid |
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September 20, 2007 Link
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On September 5, 2007, the Indiana Court of Appeals invalidated an employer's Paid Time Off (PTO) policy with respect to the payment of unused time at termination. Submitted by William F. Becker.
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| Kentucky Court of Appeals Enforces Agreement Allowing Employer To Recoup Commissions |
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September 18, 2007 Link
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In an opinion released September 14, 2007, the Kentucky Court of Appeals enforced a written agreement allowing an employer to recoup commissions paid to its employees in circumstances where the customer failed to maintain an "acceptable payment history" for 12 months. Submitted by James D. Cockrum
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| Case Clarifies Employer's Right To Federal Court. |
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September 13, 2007 Link
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Most Kentucky employers preferred to litigate employment law claims in federal court. Federal courts use a more favorable legal test for summary judgment than Kentucky state courts. Submitted by John Lovett
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| Military Leave Claims Can Be Subject To Arbitration Agreements |
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September 12, 2007 Link
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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville has held that a valid agreement to arbitrate "any" employment dispute covers claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Submitited by William Becker
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