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Employment law in United States — Kentucky

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 351.186 Workers' compensation premium -- Credit for certified drug-free workplace program at coal mine.

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  Qualified employers may get a workers’ compensation premium credit for a certified drug-free workplace, and insurers must provide it.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 216.793 Notice on application form of criminal record check -- Form of request -- Fee.

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  Certain employers and facilities must put a criminal-record-check notice on application forms for specified care-related jobs, and the request for records must use an approved form or process.

  Notice Open & Chat

• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 42.0146 Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance -- Oversight of certification program for disabled veteran-owned businesses -- Administrative regulations.

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  This section defines disabled veteran and disabled veteran-owned business, requires applicants to show proof of disability, directs the office to oversee the certification program, and authorizes the cabinet to issue regulations.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 40.327 Loan repayment program for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses employed by Department of Veterans' Affairs -- KHEAA to administer program -- Funding.

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  The Department of Veterans' Affairs must create a loan repayment program for its registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, and KHEAA must administer it.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 16.545 Contributions of members -- Picked-up employee contributions.

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  Members must contribute 8% of creditable compensation each pay period, and employers must deduct and pick up the required contributions, with a limited exemption for certain members over age 55 on July 1, 1958.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 61.373 Restoration of public employee to position after military duty -- Right to leave of absence -- Appeals.

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  Public employees called to military duty may have reemployment and restoration rights, and state employers must grant leave and allow return when they come back.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 150.090 Commissioner's power and duty to appoint all game wardens considered to be necessary for the efficient administration of the department -- Each game warden is individually vested with the powers of a peace officer in all parts of the state -- Employment contract permitted.

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  The commissioner must appoint and manage game wardens needed for the department, and game wardens get broad peace-officer powers and enforcement authority.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 11A.040 Acts prohibited for public servant or officer -- Exceptions.

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  Public servants and certain former public servants are barred from using confidential information, taking certain benefits, handling conflicts of interest, and accepting some outside jobs without approval or exceptions.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 344.070 Discrimination in apprenticeship or training.

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  Employers, labor organizations, and certain joint apprenticeship/training committees must not discriminate in apprenticeship or training programs for protected reasons.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 339.220 Minor under fourteen not to be employed -- Exception.

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  A minor under 14 may not be employed or allowed to work in any gainful occupation, except in certain approved school or school-district employment programs.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 407.5506 Contest by obligor.

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  An obligor may contest an out-of-state income-withholding order received by an employer in this state, and must give notice of the contest to specified parties.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 339.990 Penalties.

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  This section sets civil penalties for violating Kentucky minor-employment rules, obstructing workplace inspectors, or continuing to employ a minor after notice.

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