Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Runyon

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellant, Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc., (“WKCC”) is a soft drink distributorship. Appellee, Trevor Runyon, was employed at WKCC as a night loader from June, 2006 to March 26, 2009. He typically worked five shifts per week, with his days off being Wednesday and Saturday.

However, for several weeks preceding March 26, 2009, Runyon had been coming to WKCC on Wednesdays to work extra hours. Though a normal shift was approximately eight to ten hours, Runyon would work the first six hours. His shift supervisor, Cecil Webb, explained…