Title XXVII, Labor and Human Rights

required. Any employee who leaves or is discharged from his employment shall be paid in full all wages or salary earned by him; not later than the next normal pay period following the date of dismissal or voluntary leaving or fourteen (14) days following such date of dismissal or…

deductions from wages prohibited. (1) No employer shall withhold from any employee any part of the wage agreed upon. This section shall not make it unlawful for an employer to withhold or divert any portion of an employee's wage when the employer is authorized to do so by local, …

(1) No employer shall require an employee to remit to the employer any gratuity, or any portion thereof, except for the purpose of withholding amounts required by federal or state law. The amount withheld from such gratuity shall not exceed the amount required by federal or state…

All employers who employ ten (10) or more and pay their employees by check or otherwise, making deductions from the salaries and wages due said employees, shall state specifically the amount for which the deductions are made, and each such employer at the time of payment of salar…

Recording of lien. (1) A lien may be placed on all property, both real and personal, of an employer who has been assessed civil penalties by the commissioner for violations of the wages and hours provisions of this chapter, but not before all administrative and judicial appeals h…

technician, peace officer, or emergency management agency member absent from employment due to emergency or injury incurred in the line of duty. (1) No employer shall terminate an employee who is a volunteer firefighter, rescue squad member, emergency medical technician, peace of…

work, or the severance, preparation, or transportation of minerals. Except for employers who have been doing business in the state for five (5) consecutive years, every employer engaged in construction work, or the severance, preparation, or transportation of minerals, shall furn…

(1) Except as may otherwise be provided by this chapter, every employer shall pay to each of his employees wages at a rate of not less than five dollars and eighty-five cents ($5.85) an hour beginning on June 26, 2007, not less than six dollars and fifty- five cents ($6.55) an ho…

time -- County or city employee, Trooper R Class, CVE R Class -- Designated work period for professional firefighters. (1) No employer shall employ any of his or her employees for a work week longer than forty (40) hours, unless such employee receives compensation for his or her …

Regulations issued by the commissioner under KRS 337.275 to 337.325, 337.345, and 337.385 to 337.405 may include, but are not limited to, regulations defining and governing bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees; regulations governing learners, apprentices…

All orders or decisions of the commissioner issued or made under KRS 337.020 to 337.405 may be appealed, and upon appeal an administrative hearing shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.

(1) Every employer shall keep a record of: (a) The amount paid each pay period to each employee; (b) The hours worked each day and each week by each employee; and (c) Such other information as the commissioner requires. (2) Such records shall be kept on file for at least one (1) …

employers. Every employer subject to any provision of KRS 337.275 to 337.325, 337.345, and 337.385 to 337.405 or of any regulations or orders issued under KRS 337.295 shall keep copies of such summaries of wage and hour laws and regulations issued under KRS 337.295 posted in a co…

services by employers. (1) The Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall create and prominently display on its website a veterans' benefits and services document. The document shall be made for the purpose of downloading to print and not exceed two (2) standard size eight an…

Every employer shall permit the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent to question any of his or her employees in the place of employment and during work hours in respect to the wages paid to and the hours worked by such employee or other employees.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department shall not disclose the identity of any individual filing a complaint or request for inspection under any section of this chapter, except as necessary to enforce, and then only with the specific written permission of the…

Employers, except those subject to the Federal Railway Labor Act, shall grant their employees a reasonable period for lunch, and such time shall be as close to the middle of the employee's scheduled work shift as possible. In no case shall an employee be required to take a lunch …

No employer shall require any employee to work without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes during each four (4) hours worked, except those employees who are under the Federal Railway Labor Act. This shall be in addition to the regularly scheduled lunch period. This section…

damages for forced labor or services -- Period of limitation. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, any employer who pays any employee less than wages and overtime compensation to which such employee is entitled under or by virtue of KRS 337.020 to 337.285 sha…

Any standards relating to minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime compensation, or other working conditions, in effect under any other law of this state which are more favorable to employees than standards applicable hereunder shall not be deemed to be amended, rescinded or otherw…

Nothing in KRS 337.275 to 337.325, 337.345, and 337.385 to 337.405 shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages in excess of the applicabl…

employer -- Penalty for unlawful discharge. No employer shall discharge an employee for taking time off, as required by law, to appear in any duly constituted local, state or federal court or duly constituted administrative tribunal or hearing if such employee, prior to taking su…

(1) "Employee" means any individual employed by any employer, including but not limited to individuals employed by the state or any of its political subdivisions, instrumentalities, or instrumentalities of political subdivisions. (2) "Employer" means a person who has two (2) or m…

(1) No employer shall discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which he or she pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs wh…

(1) For this purpose, the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized representative, may enter the place of employment of any employer to inspect and copy payrolls and other employment records, to compare character of work and operations on which persons employed by him or he…

(1) Any employer who violates the provisions of KRS 337.423 shall be liable to the employee or employees affected in the amount of their unpaid wages, and in instances of willful violation in employee suits under subsection (2) of this section, up to an additional equal amount as…

Court action under KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11) may be commenced no later than six (6) months after the cause of action occurs. Effective:January 9, 2017

Every person subject to KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11) shall keep an abstract or copy of KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11) posted in a conspicuous place in or about the premises where any employee is employed. Employers shall be furnished copies or abstracts of KRS 3…

The following civil penalties shall be imposed by the Education and Labor Cabinet, in accordance with the provisions in KRS 336.985, for violations of the provisions of this chapter: (1) Any firm, individual, partnership, or corporation that violates KRS 337.020 shall be assessed…

Any employer who violates KRS 337.200 shall be fined by the Education and Labor Cabinet not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each day that the employer violates KRS 337.200 shall constitute a separate offense and penalty. If the empl…