Senate passes felony expungement legislation
With an overwhelming vote of 33-5, the Senate passed an amended version of House Bill 40 Tuesday afternoon—a bill seeking to ease barriers for individuals…
Labor
Chamber-backed Workers’ Compensation Task Force bill passes Senate committee
The Senate Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee passed House Concurrent Resolution 185 Tuesday unanimously. The resolution, co-sponsored by Chairman Rick Nelson (D) Middlesboro, and…
House Democrats pass their budget, sending it to the Senate on day 49 of session
The Kentucky House of Representative passed an amended version of the budget bill that contains changes made by House Democrats Wednesday evening with a unanimous…
Chamber-backed Workers’ Compensation Task Force bill clears first hurdle
The House Labor and Industry Committee passed House Concurrent Resolution 185 yesterday unanimously in a specially called meeting upon adjournment. The resolution, co-sponsored by Chairman…
Slight increase in minimum wage moves through committee
A new bill to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.20 an hour beginning August 1, 2016 passed out of the House…
Chamber-backed fix to stop workers’ compensation double dipping passes Senate
A bill to offset temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for light duty work and encourage employees to get back to work after an injury passed…
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…
Workers compensation fix bill passes Senate committee
A bill to offset temporary total disability benefits for light duty work and encourage employees to get back to work after an injury passed the…
Federal judge strikes down local right-to-work laws in Kentucky
After several counties in the state passed local right-to-work measures to allow workers to choose whether or not they want to be a member of…
Urgent Action Alert: Stop workers’ compensation cost increases
The Kentucky Senate Leadership is pushing a proposal that would add costs to all businesses by driving up workers’ compensation premiums in order to appeal…