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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 § 61.557 Service credit -- United States employment service.

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  The section recognizes certain Kentucky State Employment Service workers as Commonwealth employees for retirement-service-credit purposes during federal control, and it lets the system negotiate payment for service credit in some contract-cancellation cases.

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  KRS § 281A.070 Information required from persons holding commercial driver's license or applying to be a commercial driver.

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  Drivers with commercial licenses must report certain traffic convictions and license-status changes, and job applicants must give prior-driver history information to the employer. Employers may ask applicants for extra information.

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  KRS § 335B.020 Disqualification from public employment or occupational license because of prior criminal conviction prohibited -- Items submitted by applicant. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  A prior conviction alone cannot be used to bar someone from public employment or a licensed occupation unless it directly relates to the job or occupation.

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  KRS § 131.135 Annual report by employers on workers' compensation coverage.

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  Employers covered by KRS Chapter 342 must file an annual report with the Department of Revenue listing the policy number and the workers' compensation carrier's name and address.

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  KRS § 439.620 Employment for prisoner -- Considerations in securing.

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  Before hiring a prisoner under KRS 439.600, the commissioner must check that the job will not displace workers, use labor in an area with surplus labor, impair service contracts, or pay less than similar local work.

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  KRS § 342.008 Repealed, 1966.

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  Section 342.008 was repealed in 1966.

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  KRS § 70.294 Employment contract for law enforcement telecommunicator.

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  Law enforcement agencies may require a newly appointed law enforcement telecommunicator to sign an employment contract of up to 3 years. If the telecommunicator moves to another agency during that period, reimbursement of initial hiring costs is required.

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  KRS § 237.106 Right of employees and other persons to possess firearms in vehicle -- Employer liable for denying right -- Exceptions.

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  Owners, lessees, occupants, and employers on real property generally may not stop a legally entitled person from keeping a firearm or ammunition in a vehicle on the property.

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  KRS § 336.230 Legislative declarations.

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  This section states that professional employer organizations provide a valuable service and should be recognized and regulated.

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  KRS § 205.595 Health coverage for child under medical child support order -- Duties of employers.

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  Employers must help enroll eligible children in family health coverage and cannot drop coverage except in limited situations.

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  KRS § 281A.080 Information required from applicant -- Driver not permitted to drive, when -- Employer restriction on operation of commercial vehicles.

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  Employers must collect required applicant information and may not let certain disqualified drivers operate commercial vehicles.

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  KRS § 342.375 Policy to cover entire liability of employer -- Separate policy for specified plant or location may be authorized.

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  Workers’ compensation policies issued or delivered in the state must cover the employer’s full liability for each covered employee, unless other cited sections provide otherwise.

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  KRS § 61.526 Employee and employer may file statement of facts at retirement office -- Procedures for verification.

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  Members and employers may file a statement of facts with the retirement office, and the member must provide verification if the employer’s records do not support it.

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  KRS § 345.090 Representative of the public employer.

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  When firefighters’ union representation is designated, the political subdivision’s chief executive officer, or an authorized representative, must represent the public employer in collective bargaining, subject to any stated exception.

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  KRS § 6.811 Prohibitions against certain conduct by legislative agents and their employers -- Penalties.

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  This section bars legislative agents, employers, and some other lobbyists from specified conduct, including registration and recordkeeping failures, certain gifts and campaign activity, contingent lobbying compensation, and unauthorized floor access.

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  KRS § 6.807 Registration statements for legislative agents -- Penalties.

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  Legislative agents and employers must file initial and updated registration statements with the commission on the stated deadlines.

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  KRS § 342.815 Insurance coverage provisions.

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  The authority may provide insurance coverage to employers, and must provide it to employers who cannot get voluntary market coverage unless one of two exceptions applies.

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  KRS § 161.556 Employer contributions for members employed by regional educational cooperatives.

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  Regional educational cooperatives that employ members of the Teachers' Retirement System must provide employer contributions the same way as local boards of education.

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  KRS § 439.130 Repealed, 1956.

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  This section was repealed in 1956; its catchline was Employment agents.

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  KRS § 17.165 Definitions -- Criminal record check for job applicants at child-care centers -- Restrictions on employing violent offenders or persons convicted of sex crimes -- Conviction information for applicant seeking employment as child-serving professional.

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  Employers hiring for child-serving professional roles must get conviction information before hiring, and the employee must not have certain serious convictions or child abuse/neglect findings.

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