Kentucky Senate Bill 176

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-08 - to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Pending: Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms; establish a procedure for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations; amend KRS 45A.145 to prohibit contractors with multiple violations from contracting with the state for five years; create new sections of KRS Chapters 341 and 342, and amend KRS 131.190, to require the Department of Revenue, Office of Unemployment Insurance, and the Department of Workers' Claims to provide one another with any assessment or orders arising out of the misclassification of an employee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to develop a training program relating to employee misclassification; provide that Sections 1 to 10, 14 and 15 of this Act may be cited as the Kentucky Workers Fairness Act; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.

AN ACT relating to worker fairness in the construction industry.

Sen. Phillip Wheeler [R]

Sen. Johnnie Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-08	Senate	to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2024-02-06	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2024-02-06	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb176.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb176/orig_bill.pdf