Victims are often unprepared for the effort it will take to recover payment after an injury. In our blog, our legal team explores common challenges victims experience during their physical and emotional recoveries, as well as best practices when pursuing a personal injury case.
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Kentucky Supreme Court Slams the University of Kentucky For Its Repeated Lawlessness in Responding to Open Records Requests: "statutory obligations that were ignored or minimized by the University at every step in this case." The Kentucky Supreme Court slammed the University of Kentucky for its repeated lawlessness as to Open Records requests: "statutory obligations .. ignored" -
A Textbook Case of Sexual Harassment - Restaurant Employees Get Some Justice Lexington, Kentucky sexual harassment lawyer Robert Abell discusses a textbook case of sexual harassment directed at restaurant workers. -
Franklin Circuit Court Rejects Attorney-Client Privilege Asserted by Kentucky Department of Agriculture; Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Sustained The attorney-client privilege does not protect a human resources manager from testifying about human resources functions the Franklin Circuit Court has ruled. -
Age Discrimination Proved by Supervisors' References to Employee as "Grandpa," "Dinosaur," "Over-the-hill" and "old and fat" Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell discusses evidence of age discrimination and the statements that go toward proving it. -
House Acts to Strengthen Age Discrimination Protections Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act passed by the U.S. House; this is a good bill. -
Employers May Not Compel Employees to Agree to Shorten the Limitations Period for a Title VII Discrimination Charge Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on whether employers may force employees to shorten the limitation period for Title VII discrimination -
Independent Contractor or Employee? How to Tell the Difference Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the factors the distinguish an employee from an independent contractor for overtime purposes. -
Kentucky Legislature Gives Nursing Home Special Interests Law-Writing Authority Lexington, Kentucky injury lawyer Robert Abell on how the Kentucky legislature is being led around by the nose by nursing home special interests. -
Is a Complaint or Report about Nepotism Covered by the Kentucky Whistleblower Act? Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell discusses whether a complaint about nepotism is covered by the Kentucky Whistlelblower Act. -
Age Discrimination is Prevalent; A Large Majority of Workers Have Experienced Age Discrimination in Their Workplace Age discrimination in employment is prevalent discusses Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert L. Abell; -
Denial of a Reasonable Accommodation of a Disability is Disability Discrimination Lexington, Kentucky disability discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on the effect of an employer's refusal to consider a reasonable accommodation for a disability -
When An Insurance Company Gets Hammered for Bad Faith Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell on the elements and characteristics of a Kentucky bad faith insurance claim; contact him at 859-254-7076. -
What Goes on for a Kentucky Bad Faith Insurance Claim; An Analysis by the Kentucky Supreme Court Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell on the elements and characteristics of a Kentucky bad faith insurance claim; contact him at 859-254-7076. -
Pregnancy Discrimination Remains Widespread in American Companies Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on pregnancy discrimination violating employment discrimination laws. -
Trip and Fall Cases under Kentucky law What if I trip and fall and am injured? Lexington, Kentucky injury lawyer Robert Abell discusses a trip and fall case under Kentucky law -
Sex Discrimination Occurs Where an Employee's Gender Becomes Relevant to Employment Decisions Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell explains court decisions recognizing that gender is supposed to be irrelevant to employment decisions. -
Wage Theft from Restaurant Workers Is the Norm, Not the Exception The Dept. of Labor has found that 84% of restaurants violate wage & hour and overtime pay rules - Lexington Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell 859-254-7076. -
Dog Bite Law in Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky injury lawyer Robert Abell discusses dog bite law in Kentucky. -
When Is a Salary Guaranteed for the Salary Basis Exemption to Overtime? Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell on a recent case examining the salary basis exemption to overtime pay requirements. -
"Illegal Use" of Alcohol and Insurance Benefits; Does this Exclusion Apply to a Drunk Driving Death? Depends on the Policy Language. Insurance policies often have exclusions where the cause of death is the illegal use of alcohol; that is not the same as illegal conduct after alcohol use