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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 § 342.316 Liability of employer and previous employers for occupational disease -- Claims procedure -- Administrative regulations -- Time limitations on claims -- Determination of liable employer -- Audit -- Amount of compensation -- Effect of concluded coal workers' pneumoconiosis claim.

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  This section sets who pays occupational disease compensation, how claims are filed and processed, and key deadlines and medical-evidence rules.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 311.6205 Physician wellness program -- Participation -- Disclosure.

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  Physicians in a wellness program do not have to disclose participation or report related information, and entities may not make that disclosure or reporting a condition or basis for adverse action.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 161.635 Supplemental component for persons who became nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Benefit -- Contributions -- Election upon termination of employment and upon retirement -- Plans authorized under Internal Revenue Code.

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  Certain nonuniversity members of the Teachers' Retirement System get this supplemental benefit component, and the board of trustees may set up Internal Revenue Code plans to provide it.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 18A.185 Service as elected official deemed full-time employment for specified purpose.

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  For leave purposes under certain regulations, service as an elected state official counts as full-time employment in state service.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 342.195 Notice and claim -- How served.

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  The notice and claim must be given to the employer, with specific alternatives depending on whether the employer is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 341.830 Assessment against transferee of a fraudulent conveyance made with intent to hinder or evade collection of contributions due from transferor.

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  The cabinet may assess a transferee when an employer has transferred property to hinder collection of contributions, but not if the transferee gave full value without notice.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 161.550 Contribution to system by employers and state -- Contributions to pension, medical insurance, and life insurance funds.

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  Employers and the state must make specified contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System, with some rates and uses depending on member category and date of membership.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 161.212 Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program -- Fund.

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  The Kentucky Department of Education must arrange excess liability insurance for certified public school employees and notify them when coverage is provided.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 335B.032 Determination of whether conviction of crime disqualifies individual from employment or occupation -- Application policy -- Administrative regulations -- Report.

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  Hiring or licensing authorities that use criminal background checks must create a process for applicants with convictions to get a disqualifying determination, and must publish related policies and notices.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 61.543 Deduction or pick-up of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Educational leave.

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  Employee retirement contributions must be deducted or picked up in specified cases, and service credit is allowed only when the stated work-hour and leave conditions are met.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 15.388 Report on certification status for newly employed peace officer or court security officer -- Training of person in precertification status -- Issuance or denial -- Right of appeal -- Transfer.

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  Employing agencies must report new peace officers or court security officers quickly, and the council must set or keep certification status based on training, status, and transfer conditions.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 78.5302 Duties of county attorney as employer.

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  County attorneys who pay or supplement staff from certain non-fiscal-court funds must participate as employers in a state retirement system and handle employee membership and related contributions.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 196.110 Department to study crime prevention methods -- Encourage employment of inmates.

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  The department must study crime-related causes and remedies, encourage inmate employment, and may use or move surplus inmate-produced goods.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 21A.300 Prohibition against solicitation of professional employment from victim or relative of victim of accident or disaster.

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  For 30 days after certain filings or incidents, attorneys and attorney referral services must not directly solicit victims or their relatives for related professional employment.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 345.100 Requirements for an agreement -- Enforcement in Circuit Court.

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  Agreements reached by negotiators must be written and signed by both parties. Public-employer labor agreements are valid and enforced if made under the chapter and signed by the political subdivision’s chief executive officer or representative. Publication is not required, and firefighters’ agreements must use this cha

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 149.010 Division of Forestry created -- Powers -- Rules and regulations -- Grant-funded, time-limited employment permitted as determined by appointing authority.

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  The Division of Forestry is created, and its director may adopt and enforce necessary rules with approval from the secretary for energy and environment. Grant-funded, time-limited hiring is allowed when grant funds are available, with compensation and terms set by the appointing authority and approval required for such

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 337.994 Penalty for violating KRS 337.200.

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  An employer who violates KRS 337.200 can be fined by the Education and Labor Cabinet, with each day counted as a separate offense and penalty.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 318.120 Employment of unlicensed plumber prohibited.

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  A person or corporation in charge of plumbing work must not hire or use an unlicensed person to install plumbing, except that apprentices may be employed or used.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 341.127 Reports by cabinet.

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  The cabinet must send specified reports to the Governor and the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment on set dates through 2025, and this section expires on January 31, 2026.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 216.937 Management and employment prohibition for home health agency.

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  Home health agencies must not operate or employ people listed on the nurse aide abuse registry, and they must check and document that registry before hiring a home health aide.

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