The Wonderful Laws of Kentucky

Most cities in Kentucky, including Louisville as an example, do not outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation.

However, Kentucky is not stingy when it comes to outlawing discrimination. It’s just peculiarly picky:

[u]Kentucky Revised Statues, Sec. 344.040[em]

It is an unlawful practice for an employer:

(1) To fail or refuse to hire, or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of the individual's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age forty (40) and over, because the person is a qualified individual with a disability, or because the individual is a smoker or nonsmoker, as long as the person complies with any workplace policy concerning smoking;. . . .

No comment necessary. However, I wonder if the tobacco lobby could get me out of this exam I have to write Thursday….