Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare

Note: 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 236 created three new sections of the statutes, reading exactly the same, to be numbered KRS 200.045, 205.045, and 207.085. These three sections were consolidated into one, and codified as KRS 45.235, effective 1948.

As used in KRS 207.140 to 207.240 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Persons" means one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, municipalities, the state, or other political subdivisions within the state, associations, labor organizations, or corporations. (2) "Physical d…

prohibited. (1) Any person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related complex, or human immunodeficiency virus shall have every protection made available to individuals with disabilities under KRS 207.130 to 207.240 and Section 504, Public…

or housing. (1) Nothing contained in KRS 207.130 to 207.240 shall be construed to prevent an employer from making any preemployment inquiry about the existence of an applicant's disability and about the extent to which that disability has been overcome by treatment, medication, a…

(1) No employer shall fail or refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate against any individual with a disability with respect to wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment because of the person's physical disability unless the disability restricts th…

No labor organization shall exclude or expel from its membership, or otherwise discriminate against individuals because of physical disability or on the basis of a human immunodeficiency virus related test; nor shall a labor organization limit, segregate, or classify its membersh…

(1) No employer shall discharge, expel, refuse to hire, or otherwise discriminate against any person or applicant for employment, nor shall any employment agency discriminate against any person, nor shall a labor organization discriminate against any member or applicant for membe…

(1) The Kentucky Department of Workplace Standards is authorized to enforce the employment provisions of KRS 207.130 to 207.240 in conjunction with the State Attorney General's office and the state and local courts. (2) Any individual with a disability requesting the intervention…

(1) If the employer, labor organization, or employment agency continues to refuse employment to the aggrieved individual, the aggrieved individual may file a formal administrative complaint with the Department of Workplace Standards and, upon that filing, the commissioner of work…

Cities and counties may adopt and enforce, or authorize commissions or agencies to enforce ordinances, orders, and resolutions prohibiting unfair treatment of individuals on the basis of physical disability, and may prescribe penalties for violation thereof, such penalties being …

Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 207.200 and 207.210, citizen suits may be commenced under the following terms and conditions: (1) Any person deeming himself injured by any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall have a civil cause of action in Circuit Court…

KRS 207.130 to 207.230 shall be known and may be cited as the "1976 Equal Opportunities Act."

(1) The fact that an occupant of real property is infected or has been infected with human immunodeficiency virus or diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is not a material fact that shall be disclosed in a real estate transaction. (2) No cause of action shall arise a…

(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of KRS 207.135, 207.150, 207.160, or 304.12- 013 shall have a right of action in District Court and may recover for each violation: (a) Against any person who violates a provision of this section, liquidated damages of one thousand dollars …