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Enforceable Employment Contract formed by Appointment Letters Sent University FacultyLetters renewing the appointment of an untenured faculty member establish enforceable contract terms the Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled.
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$1.75 Million Verdict on Retaliation Claim Against University of KentuckyLexington Kentucky discrimination retaliation lawyer Robert Abell represented Sergio Melgar who received $1.75 million verdict against University of Kentucky
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Human Resources Employees Investigating and Acting to Cure Discrimination Among Employees in the Workplace Are Protected from RetaliationHuman resources employees acting to investigate and cure discrimination among employees are protected from retaliation. Robert Abell, Lexington lawyer discusses
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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"
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A Textbook Case of Sexual Harassment - Restaurant Employees Get Some JusticeLexington, Kentucky sexual harassment lawyer Robert Abell discusses a textbook case of sexual harassment directed at restaurant workers.
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Franklin Circuit Court Rejects Attorney-Client Privilege Asserted by Kentucky Department of Agriculture; Plaintiff's Motion to Compel SustainedThe attorney-client privilege does not protect a human resources manager from testifying about human resources functions the Franklin Circuit Court has ruled.
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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.
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House Acts to Strengthen Age Discrimination ProtectionsLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act passed by the U.S. House; this is a good bill.
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Employers May Not Compel Employees to Agree to Shorten the Limitations Period for a Title VII Discrimination ChargeLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on whether employers may force employees to shorten the limitation period for Title VII discrimination
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Age Discrimination is Prevalent; A Large Majority of Workers Have Experienced Age Discrimination in Their WorkplaceAge discrimination in employment is prevalent discusses Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert L. Abell;
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Denial of a Reasonable Accommodation of a Disability is Disability DiscriminationLexington, Kentucky disability discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on the effect of an employer's refusal to consider a reasonable accommodation for a disability
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Pregnancy Discrimination Remains Widespread in American CompaniesLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on pregnancy discrimination violating employment discrimination laws.
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Sex Discrimination Occurs Where an Employee's Gender Becomes Relevant to Employment DecisionsLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell explains court decisions recognizing that gender is supposed to be irrelevant to employment decisions.
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Written Employment Contracts Are Enforceable Against the State, State Agencies and State UniversitiesLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the enforcability of employment contracts with the state or state agencies and universities.
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Tom Jurich on Solid Ground In His Contract Dispute with U of LLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the contract dispute between U of L and its former athletic director Tom Jurich in the Courier-Journal
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64% Recognize Sexual Harassment In the Workplace Is a Serious ProblemLexington, Kentucky sexual harassment lawyer Robert Abell on the recent poll showing that 64% of Americans recognize that sexual harassment is a serious problem
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Is Calling President Trump a Racist a Fireable Offense?Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on whether the ESPN sportscaster's assertion that President Trump is a racist is a fireable offense.
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Does the Fired Google Engineer Have a Case Against the Company?Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on whether the Google engineer fired for a memo about the company's diversity programs has a case.
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UPS Settles ADA Suit over its 12 Month Leave Policy for $1.7 MillionLexington, Kentucky ADA lawyer Robert Abell on the $1.7 million settlement by UPS of a suit claiming that its 12 month leave policy violated the ADA.
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Letter to County Judge Executive Is Complaint Under Workplace Safety Law; Employee Protected from Retaliation Kentucky Supreme Court RulesLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the Kentucky Supreme Court's ruling on when an employee is protected from complaining of workplace safety.