Overtime rule reclassification will hurt employees and employers
The Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing a reclassification of what defines employee overtime eligibility. Under current regulations, a worker qualifies for overtime pay if…
Education
Education bill dealing with state’s academic standards and more passes committee
On Thursday, Kentucky’s Senate Education Committee moved forward with a sweeping bill that could change many aspects of Kentucky’s education system. Referring to this year’s…
Higher education community expresses concerns with Bevin budget proposal
The presidents of the University of Kentucky and the Council on Postsecondary Education shared their concerns over budget cuts faced by higher education and a…
Legislative Update: House passes workforce measure, Senate passes pension bill
On Tuesday, HCR 97, establishing a task force to study issues relating to workforce development issues, passed the Kentucky House with a vote of a…
Legislative Update: House passes education and energy measures
Bill to give superintendents more hiring flexibility passes House House Bill 184, a bill to give superintendents another tool in their hiring process, passed through…
Legislative Update: Senate and House pass pension bills, education measure clears first hurdle
Senate pension priority bill passes Senate Bill 2, a bill to bring more transparency and oversight to the state’s retirement systems, passed the state Senate…
Kentucky Chamber president reacts to Bevin’s first budget proposal
In his first State of the Commonwealth Budget Address, Governor Matt Bevin proposed making some deep budget cuts in order to find money for the…
Legislative Update: committees pass pension bill, education measure, minimum wage and more
Pension bill to change KRS Board structure clears first legislative hurdle House Bill 263 filed by Rep. Brent Yonts passed the House State Government Committee…
Bevin budget proposal centered around pensions, cuts coming in other areas
In his first State of the Commonwealth Budget Address, Governor Matt Bevin proposed making some deep budget cuts in order to find money for the…
Academic standards and K-12 achievement at center of State of Education address
On Thursday, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt announced that the state of K-12 public education in Kentucky is strong. The declaration was made at the…