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Employment law in United States — Kentucky

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 336.232 Definitions for KRS 336.230 to 336.250.

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  This section defines key terms used in KRS 336.230 to 336.250 and allocates employer rights and duties between a professional employer organization and a client.

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  KRS § 342.670 Extraterritorial coverage.

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  This section says some workers injured outside Kentucky can still receive Kentucky workers’ compensation benefits if certain work-location or hiring conditions are met, and it creates a few related filing, credit, and exemption rules.

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  KRS § 342.395 Employee deemed to have accepted provisions of chapter -- Employee's written notice of rejection -- Withdrawal of election.

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  Employees covered by the chapter are generally treated as having accepted it unless they file a written rejection notice, and an employee may later withdraw that rejection.

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  KRS § 336.238 Registration and renewal fees.

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  Professional employer organizations and professional employer organization groups must pay filing and renewal fees to the Department of Workers' Claims.

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  KRS § 425.506 Attachment or garnishment of earnings -- Priority -- Order.

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  A garnishment order creates a lien on nonexempt earnings, and the employer must distribute and report copies of the order to the employee and court.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 29A.160 Employer's duties.

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  Employers may not punish or coerce employees because they get a jury summons, respond to it, serve as a juror, or attend court for jury service.

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  KRS § 342.801 Legislative findings and intent.

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  The General Assembly says Kentucky needs an adequate workers' compensation insurance market and intends the Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority to provide a self-supporting state fund and a market of last resort.

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  KRS § 336.132 Labor agreement in violation of KRS 336.130 is unlawful and void -- Exceptions.

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  A labor agreement that violates employee rights in KRS 336.130(3) is unlawful and void, with listed exceptions.

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  KRS § 11A.130 Employment of officer or public servant in privatized agency by agency's operator.

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  A privatized agency’s officer or public servant may accept employment from the agency’s operator if they were not involved in the privatization decision or contract terms.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 342.700 Remedies when third party is legally liable -- Liability and indemnification rights of principal contractors, intermediates, and subcontractors -- Requirement of waiver of remedies for award of contract unlawful.

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  This section lets an injured employee choose workers’ compensation, a civil lawsuit against the liable third party, or both, but not collect twice. It also requires notice if the employee sues, makes principal and intermediate contractors liable in some cases, and forbids owners or employers from requiring waiver of th

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 336.242 Rights, duties, and responsibilities of client and professional employer organization in a co-employment relationship -- Professional employer agreement -- Notice -- Imposition of taxes.

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  This section divides rights, duties, and responsibilities between the client and the professional employer organization in a co-employment relationship, requires written notice to covered employees, and assigns certain tax and workers’ compensation responsibilities by agreement and statute.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 40.345 Private employer may have voluntary veterans' preference employment policy -- Registry of employers -- Administrative regulations.

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  Private employers may adopt a voluntary veterans' preference hiring policy, but if they do, it must be written and applied uniformly.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 13A.3443 Unenforceability of 803 KAR 1:006, Employer-Employee Relationship, as of March 29, 2023.

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  The referenced employer-employee regulation is null, void, and unenforceable as of March 29, 2023, and the administrative body may not promulgate a substantially similar regulation during the stated period.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 342.1242 Kentucky coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund -- Liability for and manner of making payments for awards for coal workers' pneumoconiosis -- Assessments to finance fund -- When assessments cease -- Distribution of excess assessments to employers -- Reimbursement of funding commission by Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.

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  This section creates the Kentucky coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund, sets assessment and payment rules, and provides for refund of excess assessments when the fund is fully funded.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 97.445 Repealed, 1966.

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  This section was repealed in 1966.

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  KRS § 222.215 Purpose -- Administrative regulations to implement employer-facilitated substance use disorder treatment program -- Duties of cabinet and Office of Drug Control Policy -- Eligibility to participate in program -- Employer’s permitted activities -- Effect of employer’s compliance with program requirements -- No private right of action granted -- Affirmative defense.

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  This section sets rules for an employer-facilitated substance use disorder treatment program, including duties for the cabinet, employee participation requirements, employer recordkeeping, and liability limits for compliant employers.

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  KRS § 336.248 Reports and contributions to unemployment insurance fund -- Options for submitting -- Changing choice of contribution method -- Clients contributing under KRS 341.275 -- Client treated as new employer.

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  A professional employer organization must file required wage reports and pay required unemployment contributions, using one of the allowed reporting methods and following the timing and notice rules in this section.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 61.522 Definitions -- Voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation by employer in retirement system -- Effects of on employees, employers, and system -- Statutes and administrative regulations that prevail regarding participation.

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  This section defines key retirement-system terms and sets rules for employers that stop participating, including required notices, board approval, employee treatment, and payment of actuarial costs.

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  KRS § 339.390 Repealed, 1984.

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  This section was repealed in 1984.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 336.236 Registration of businesses providing professional employer services -- Requirements -- Limited registration -- Electronic filing -- Confidentiality -- Administrative regulations.

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  Professional employer organizations and certain related applicants must register, renew, file required information, and follow confidentiality rules; unregistered providers cannot offer services or use PEO-type names after July 15, 2024.

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