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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 § 336.220 Cost of medical examination required by employer.

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  An employer may not require an employee or job applicant to pay for a medical exam or for records the employer requires as a condition of employment.

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  KRS § 61.675 Employer's administrative duties -- Audit -- Filing of contributions and reports -- Delinquency in making installment payments.

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  Employers and certain participating agencies must prepare records, file required contributions and reports, and let the retirement system inspect records; some delinquency rules can trigger interest, court action, withholding of state funds, and a pause in service credit or benefits.

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  KRS § 336.250 Violations -- Penalties.

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  This section bars knowingly offering professional employer services without registration and bars knowingly giving false or fraudulent information to the Department of Workers' Claims.

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  KRS § 78.535 Voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation -- Rights and benefits of employees and members after cessation -- Administrative regulations -- Commonwealth held harmless -- Actions to ensure compliance.

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  This section lets certain employers stop participating in the County Employees Retirement System, but only under listed conditions, and it sets duties about approvals, costs, employee benefits, and compliance.

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  KRS § 341.250 Employer's coverage -- Period -- Termination -- Election of liability.

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  This section says when an employing unit becomes a subject employer, when coverage can end, and when an employer or unit may elect coverage.

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  KRS § 336.700 Prohibition against requiring waiver of statutory rights as a condition of employment -- Exceptions -- Arbitration agreements.

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  Employers generally may not make employees or job applicants give up statutory or federal claims or benefits as a condition of employment, but the section allows certain arbitration, settlement, limitations-period, and background-check agreements.

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  KRS § 342.0011 Definitions for chapter.

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  This section defines key workers’ compensation terms used in the chapter.

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  KRS § 61.565 Employer's contributions -- Computation of normal cost contribution and accrued liability -- Contribution -- Notification of change in employer contribution rate -- Costs for employer pay credits -- Employers to pay full contribution.

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  Employers in the State Police Retirement System and Kentucky Employees Retirement System must pay annual contributions set by actuarial valuation, and all employers must fund the full required contributions on and after July 1, 2020, subject to stated exceptions.

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  KRS § 218B.040 Employer not required to permit or accommodate use.

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  Employers do not have to allow medicinal cannabis use at work, and they may keep drug testing, drug-free workplace, and zero-tolerance policies.

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  KRS § 61.5991 Quasi-governmental employers participating in KERS -- Required reports -- Audits -- Legislative intent regarding future appropriations to subsidize retirement costs -- Non-core services independent contractor.

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  Covered employers must report certain service providers and employees to the Authority, and the Authority can audit, report, and guide the process.

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  KRS § 199.886 Participation by employer and employee -- Contract -- Payment for costs of service.

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  This section lets employers and employees use a standardized contract to join a child-care assistance program and sets how contributions and payments are handled.

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  KRS § 411.225 Employer immunity from civil liability for disclosure of employee information -- Exceptions -- Effect of provision.

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  An employer is immune from civil liability for certain employee-reference disclosures to a prospective employer, unless the disclosure was knowingly false or discriminatory.

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  KRS § 196.281 Documentation provided to prisoners upon release -- Issuance of certificate of employability -- Eligibility, contents, and revocation. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  The department must give released prisoners certain documents, issue a certificate of employability when the listed conditions are met, revoke that certificate after a later felony conviction, and report annually.

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  KRS § 342.770 Determination of employer's compliance -- Recording certificate constituting a lien in favor of uninsured employer's fund.

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  If a claim is filed, the commissioner must check whether the employer has secured workers’ compensation coverage, and if not, record and serve a certificate that creates a lien.

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  KRS § 336.234 Limitations on professional employer agreements -- Covered employees deemed employees of clients for tax credits or economic incentives -- Use of professional employer organization services not to impact company status in business with state or political subdivisions.

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  The section says a professional employer agreement cannot change certain employee, contract, or licensing rules, and it lets clients keep tax-credit and incentive benefits tied to covered employees.

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  KRS § 342.660 Voluntary coverage.

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  An employer with exempt employees may opt into this chapter, must notify the commissioner in writing within 5 days after securing compensation coverage, and must post the commissioner’s notice at the worksite. Employees who are otherwise exempt may be treated as covered unless they timely give written notice that they

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  KRS § 141.330 Employers to file quarterly returns and make payments -- Liability -- Actions -- Lien on property of employer.

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  Employers who withhold Kentucky tax must file returns and pay the tax to the department on a quarterly schedule, unless they report monthly or annually.

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  KRS § 341.530 Employer reserve accounts -- Reimbursing employer accounts -- Relief for improper benefit payments -- Charging of benefits -- Voluntary payments -- Payments of benefits related to state of emergency or disaster declaration.

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  The unemployment office must keep employer reserve and reimbursing accounts, and certain benefits are charged to those accounts unless an exception applies.

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  KRS § 67.783 Employer to report tax withheld -- Liability of employer for failure to withhold or pay tax.

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  Employers covered by KRS 67.780 must file quarterly and annual tax reports and give each employee an annual statement.

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  KRS § 336.246 Covered employees -- Retirement -- Welfare benefit plans -- Health benefit plans.

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  This section says a client, a registered professional employer organization, and a professional employer organization are treated as employers for certain retirement and welfare benefit plan purposes.

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