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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 § 78.635 Employer's annual contribution to system -- Computation -- Limitation on annual increase of employer contribution rate -- Notification of rate change.

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  Employers in the County Employees Retirement System must contribute annually, and the system must notify employers of rate changes before each fiscal year begins.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 342.690 Exclusiveness of liability.

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  If an employer secures required compensation, that liability is exclusive; if not, an injured employee may seek compensation and also sue for damages.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 344.045 Employment practices prohibited.

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  An employer may not set employment practices that undermine an established seniority system or violate an existing collective bargaining agreement.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 341.070 Subject employer.

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  This section defines when an employing unit is a “subject employer” and sets limits on how that status can be determined.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 405.435 Information from employers and labor organizations upon hiring of Kentucky residents -- Use of information in matters of paternity and child support -- Fine for noncompliance -- Hearing.

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  Employers and labor organizations must report new hire information to the Attorney General, and employers can be fined for noncompliance.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 151B.213 Duties of Employment First Council -- Annual report.

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  The Employment First Council must carry out listed duties, including identifying disincentive policies, developing training and resources, recommending practices, using metrics, and filing an annual report by December 1.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 207.170 Prohibited discriminatory acts by employer or others.

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  Employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and certain training committees may not discriminate in hiring, membership, or training because a person opposed covered unfair practices or took part in related proceedings; disability discrimination is also barred in apprenticeship and training programs, subject to

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 207.150 Prohibited employment practices -- Exceptions.

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  Employers and certain employment-related organizations may not discriminate against people with disabilities.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 78.5520 Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.

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  This section defines “hazardous position” and requires employers and hazardous-position employees to complete certification and medical-report steps.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 336.080 Inspection of places of employment.

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  The secretary may inspect certain workplaces and enter them at reasonable times, except those under the Department for Natural Resources; the cabinet must provide an inspection report to any employer on request.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 407.5503 Employer's compliance with multiple income-withholding orders.

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  If an employer gets two or more income-withholding orders for the same obligor, it complies by following the law of the obligor’s principal place of employment for withholding priorities and allocation.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 141.320 Remuneration paid by an employer deemed wages.

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  This section says when an employer’s pay counts as wages for a payroll period.

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