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Back to School in Kentucky Means Extra Caution, Drivers

It’s September, and school is back in session in Kentucky. School buses are out on the roads, and kids are crossing streets—not always walking, and...

Sponge Counts May Not Stop Retained Objects in Surgeries in Louisville

It may seem incredible that a surgeon could leave a pair of scissors in a patient’s body during a procedure. After all, these items are...

Retained Objects in Surgery Lead to Kentucky Medical Malpractice Cases

It’s a frightening experience to put your life in a surgeon’s hands. You are trusting him to perform a complex procedure while you are asleep,...

Kentucky Kids Suffer From the Loss of School Nurses

In recent months, schools in Louisville and throughout the United States have laid off or reduced the hours of on-site school nurses. This unfortunate move...

I keep hearing about school personnel making mistakes when giving children medication. My son is diabetic, and he needs his insulin injection every day at his school in Louisville. How can I protect him from such medication mistakes?

Your concern is understandable. With fewer schools having a full-time, on-site nurse, medication errors that used to occur only occasionally are now happening more and...

My employer in Louisville has given me a bunch of new “executive” duties that I’m sure will take me over 40 hours a week, but he says I won’t get overtime because he’s changing me to being a salaried employee. Is this legal?

That depends on a number of factors. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that exempt executive job duties include all of the following: You...