This blog has previously noted the unwillingness of some employers to comply with the mandatory overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Among many provisions protecting the right of workers to receive fair compensation, the FLSA requires...
What is involved with wrongful termination cases?
No one likes to lose a job unexpectedly, and people finding themselves out of work in Kentucky over perceived wrongful termination might feel slighted and angry. The income and reputation loss may lead some to consider civil litigation. In such cases, the firing does...
Overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Many employers in Kentucky regard overtime pay as the unnecessary result of unnecessary regulation. Nevertheless, mandatory overtime pay is required by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, a law that was passed by Congress in 1938 as part of President Roosevelt’s New...