Employment Law

Our commitment to employment law issues has garnered national recognition. Sturgill Turner is the only Kentucky law firm chosen to be a member of the Employment Law Alliance, the most comprehensive network of employment and labor lawyers in the world. This association provides us with immediate access to over 3,000 prominent employment and labor lawyers in all 50 states and more than 135 countries.

Sturgill Turner has successfully represented public and private sector employers in all facets of management-side employment law. The firm is honored to regularly represent a variety of local, regional and national employers, including corporations, school boards, colleges and universities, agencies of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, cities, counties and other public entities. 

LITIGATION

The attorneys in the Employment Law Practice Group have extensive litigation experience and regularly represent clients before Kentucky’s state and federal trial and appellate courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights (KCHR), the Unemployment Insurance Commission (UIC) and other state and federal administrative tribunals. Our attorneys defend clients in a wide range of actions, including:

• All types of discrimination cases, including alleged discrimination based on:
  • Race
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Disability
  • Religion
  • Sexual orientation

• Sexual and racial harassment claims
• Retaliation cases, such as whistleblower and worker’s compensation retaliation
• Wrongful discharge
• Workplace torts, including invasion of privacy and defamation
• Kentucky Civil Rights Act litigation
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) litigation
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) reasonable accommodation litigation
• Constitutional claims against public employers
• Covenants not to compete
• Employee benefits and ERISA litigation

COUNSELING & TRAINING

Sturgill Turner’s employment law attorneys counsel clients with day-to-day and long-term advice aimed to prevent problems before they happen. Our attorneys provide customized training and advice on matters such as:

• Hiring and termination practices
• Employee disciplinary actions
• Drafting of employment contracts, personnel policies and non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Wage and hour issues
• Statutory and regulatory compliance, including:
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
  • COBRA insurance law
  • Worker Adjustment & Retraining (WARN) Act
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

WORKPLACE INJURIES

Sturgill Turner knows that a well-managed workforce, proactive personnel policies and procedures, and strategic labor relations help keep businesses on track. An important piece of that framework includes managing and reducing an employer’s risks related to workers’ compensation claims. Our dedicated team of employment law attorneys is poised to help our clients handle the following workers’ compensation issues:

• Workers’ compensation litigation
• Workers’ compensation policies and procedures
• Workers’ compensation retaliation claims
• Reasonable accommodation compliance
• Statutory and regulatory compliance
• Workplace safety
• OSHA investigations and hearing
• Loss control and liability assessments
• Defense of injury and death claims
• Settlement negotiations/mediation
• Medical fee disputes
• Defense and initiation of re-openings
• Medicare set-asides

ATTORNEYS 

Stephen L. Barker	Douglas L. McSwain	Kevin G. Henry	Kevin W. Weaver	Joshua M. Salsburey	Derrick T. Wright	Martha L. Alexander	Katherine M. Coleman

The attorneys in this practice group provide updates on employment law issues on the Employment Case Notes Blog.