Health Care Worker retaliation cases.
Chalk one up for the good guys. In MacGlashan v. ABS Lincs KY, Inc. d/b/a Cumberland Hall Hospital, 2014-SC-000098-CL (to be published) the SCOKY (Supreme Court of Kentucky) made an important clarification in the law that establishes what an illegally fired health care worker can recover as damages in a civil action concerning violation of […]
Were You Injured on the Job?
Work injuries happen, in every profession, in every field. If you have suffered an injury while on the job, our laws usually provide a safety net, so you do not suffer financial loss as a result of your physical or psychological injuries. Workers’ Compensation Laws Kentucky and Ohio have statutory laws that provide “workers’ compensation […]
Sixth Circuit holds telling your supervisor to stop sexually harassing you is protected activity.
A three panel bench of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appellate court which covers Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan) unanimously decided when an employee tells a supervisor to stop engaging in sexual harassment that employee is engaging in protected activity. Proving protected activity is the first step in establishing a retaliation claim […]
Crossing the “Thin Blue Line.” Does a cop have a First Amendment right to tell the truth?
I swear it happens on occasion. Police officers tell the truth. Sometimes. Sometimes they don’t testify inaccurately that your client was swerving in and out of his lane of traffic. Sometimes they admit your client’s license plate light actually was illuminated. Sometimes, they actually go to bat for your client and tell the truth, even […]