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Call 800-672-3103 for a Free consultation. If your rights as an employee have been violated, our employment law attorneys in Kentucky can help you pursue justice. With years of experience litigating discrimination cases and knowledge of state and federal labor laws, contact our lawyers today to discuss your case.

As an employee, federal and Kentucky laws give you rights and protections against a hostile work environment. However, even with those protections in place, workplace discrimination occurs often, and victims need to understand their rights and know what they can do if they are subjected to workplace discrimination, harassment, or other workplace hostility.

What is Workplace Discrimination?

Workplace discrimination occurs when an employee is discriminated against because of their age, gender, physical disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. Those categories are considered protected classes under federal and Kentucky state law. Discriminatory actions include biased hiring practices, denying a worker a promotion or equal pay because they belong to a protected class, or subjecting them to harassment.

Under Kentucky’s Civil Rights Act employers are forbidden to discriminate against any worker who belongs to the protected classes listed above and could be sanctioned by the state and federal agencies for any violation. The law also gives victims the right

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Filing a Workplace Discrimination Claim in Kentucky

Employees who would like to file a discrimination claim should act quickly. If you plan on filing your complaint with the Kentucky Commission of Human Rights, you must do so within 180 days of when the discrimination occurred. You are required to cross-file your complaint with the EEOC within the same period. If you file with the EEOC, you have 300 days to cross-file with KHRC. USAttorneys.com recommends you speak with an employment law attorney to assist you with your claim. They will make certain you meet critical deadlines, so your claim isn’t jeopardy.

If your employer is in violation of Kentucky labor laws, you fill out the form found here, and send it to the following address:

Kentucky Labor Cabinet

1047 US HWY 127 S – STE 4

Frankfort, KY 40601-4381

www.labor.ky.go

Discrimination and harassment complaints should be filed with a KCHR office near you. Below are a couple of key locations:

Kentucky Commission on Human Rights -Louisville

332 W. Broadway

Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: (502) 595-4024

Kentucky Commission on Human Rights-Northern Kentucky Office

20 West Pike Street, Room 108

Covington, KY 41011

Phone: (859) 292-2935

Fax: (859) 292-2938

If you are filing a discrimination or sexual harassment complaint, you are required to file a complaint with the EEOC. You can learn how to submit a claim on their website which you can send to a local office.

EEOC — Louisville Area Office

600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place

Suite 268

Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: (502) 582-6082

TTY: (502) 582-6285

After you file your claim, you must wait until each agency investigates and determines if you have a valid claim. If your claim is deemed valid, the EEOC may ask you and your employer to agree to mediation to resolve your complaint. When mediation isn’t the right choice, you can take your claim to court and possibly win a larger settlement.

Contact an Employment Law Attorney in Kentucky

Below are several types of cases our employment law attorneys can help you with:

Disability discrimination
Age discrimination
Genetic discrimination
Race discrimination
Retaliation
Sexual harassment
Wrongful termination

USAttorneys.com has expert Kentucky employment law attorneys throughout the state we can connect you with today. Call and arrange a case evaluation without further delay.

If you or someone you know needs a Kentucky employment law lawyer call 1-800-672-3103 or visit USAttorneys.com to speak to a Kentucky employment attorney today.

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