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Disability Insurance -- Does "the important duties" mean "all the important duties" of the insured's occupation?Insurance lawyer Robert Abell on disability coverage kicks in where an insured cannot perform "the important duties" of his job means "all the important duties."
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An Employer May Not Make an Employee's or an Applicant's Religious Practice a Factor in Employment DecisionsLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell discusses the religious discrimination rule announced by the Supreme Court in a recent ruling.
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Overtime for the Salaried EmployeeLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses recent polls showing overwhelming support for expansion of overtime for salaried workers.
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Walmart Assistant Store Managers Sue for OvertimeThe job title manager and a salary doesn't mean you don't have to be paid overtime, if you spend more than 80% of your time doing the work of your subordinates.
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Satellite Dish Installer May Be Employee Not Independent Contractor Entitled to Overtime, Sixth Circuit RulesLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell on the Sixth Circuit's ruling that a satellite dish installer may be an employee entitled to overtime.
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Male Nurses Make About $5,100 Per Year More Than Female Colleagues in Similar Positions, Research Studies ShowLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on studies showing male nurses make some $5,100 more per year than female colleagues in similar positions
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Sex Discrimination "Glass Ceiling" Class Action Filed against Novartis division Alcon LabsLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell examines the class action sex discrimination suit against Novartis arising from its Alcon lab in Texas.
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Mortgage Loan Officers Entitled to Overtime, Supreme Court RulesLexington Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell on the Supreme Court's ruling in Perez v Mortgage Bankers upholding the overtime rule for mortgage loan officers
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Sheriff Department Employees Claim Sexual Favoritism, Discrimination and Retaliation in Suit alleging "evil" and "outrageous behavior"Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on a suit by El Paso county sheriff employees alleging sexual favoritism, discrimination and retaliation.
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Do Employers Have a Duty to Seek the Lowest Fee Funds for their Employees' 401k Plan Accounts?Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell discusses whether employers have a duty to seek the lowest fee funds for their employees' 401k plans.
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Police Officer's Complaints About Arrest Quotas Are Protected Speech, Second Circuit RulesLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the 2d Circuit's ruling that a police officer's complaint about arrest quotas was protected speech.
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Really a Manager? The Misclassification Scam to Get out of Paying OvertimeLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses a common practice used to wrongfully keep from paying overtime: misclassifying employees as exempt..
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Technical Writers for Medical Software Maker Seek OvertimeLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the overtime lawsuit by technical writers for medical software maker Epic Systems.
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Pat O'Brien's Bartenders Allege Managers Dipping into Tip PoolsLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the suit by Pat O'Brien's bartenders claiming that managers are dipping into the tip pool
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Nurses Suffer Back Injuries at 3 Times the Rate of Construction WorkersLexington, Kentucky workers compensation lawyer Robert Abell discusses an NPR report on the very high work injury rate for nurses, particularly back injuries.
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9 of 10 Fast Food Workers Report They Are Victims of Wage TheftLexington, Kentucky wage & overtime lawyer Robert Abell on the poll reporting that 9 out of 10 fast food workers report that they are the victim of wage theft.
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Air Marshal Wins Whistleblower Case in Supreme CourtLexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell on the whistleblower case, Dept. of Homeland Security v McLean, decided in the air marshal's favor.
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Hooters' Servers Allege Illegal Tip-Sharing Scheme and Failure to Pay Wages for Set-Up and Clean-up WorkLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses a servers' suit against Hooters based on an unlawful tip sharing pool and wages for set-up work.
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Secret Noncompete Agreements by Apple, Google, Adobe, and Intel Ends in $415 Million SettlementLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the settlement by tech giants Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel for $415 million of a noncompete case.
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The EEOC Settlement Process in the Supreme CourtLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell discusses the Supreme Court case considering the scope of judicial review of EEOC settlement processes.