Category Archives: Employee

Human Resource Risk Management begins with the establishment of compliant policies and the consistent documentation and enforcement of those policies. Termination of employment presents potential risks that can understood evaluated and managed.

Most employees in Kentucky are employees at will but employment contracts, if any, may alter or expand the at -will nature of employment relationships. Terminations usually involve the most direct risk to the employer. Insurance coverages such as ELP policies may cover the cost of defense but rarely provide coverage for the underlying claim.

Unemployment claims represent the most frequent employer experience with employment law. Claims made by eligible employees are decided by the Office of Employment and Training by Hearing officers conducting hearings by phone.

In Kentucky and in Federal OSHA matters, employers are prohibited from retaliating against alleged “whistleblowers”. There is no private cause of action for such alleged whistleblowers, meaning they cannot sue their employers in court, either State or Federal. OSHA and its Kentucky Department of Labor counterpart