Category: Kentucky

Posted in Kentucky Workers Compensation

Kentucky Adopts Economic Realities Test for Workers Compensation Classification Cases

The Supreme Court of Kentucky adopted the economic realities test for determining if a worker is an…

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Kentucky Governor Signs Senate Bill 7 Into Law Reestablishing Employment Arbitration

From Fisher Phillips, Thomas Birchfield reports on a new Kentucky statute that allows employers to require arbitration…

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Kentucky Supreme Court Holds Employers May Not Require Arbitration Agreements As A Condition Of Employment 

  From JDSupra, Mark Gerano, Samia Kirmani, Ryan Martin, Abraham Saiger, Brendan Sweeney, and Sherry Swieca discuss a recent case from the Kentucky Supreme…

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Was Racetrack Chaplain an Independent Contractor or an Employee? 

  From HR Daily Advisor, Charles Bradley discusses a recent Kentucky case in which a chaplain for a…

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Kentucky Supreme Court Opens the Door to State Wage and Hour Class Actions

  From JDSupra, Wendy Miller discusses a recent Kentucky Supreme Court case that will permit class action lawsuits for…

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State Supreme Court hears arguments in hospital case

From the Glasgow Daily Times, Ronnie Ellis reports on a case in which a hospital was alleged…

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Kentucky joins feds’ misclassification fight

From Staffing Industry Analysts, Kentucky has joined the Department of Labor’s initiative.  The SIA reports: “Kentucky signed…

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New bill imposes penalty on Kentucky construction contractors who misclassify employees

From Lexology, Steven A. Brehm of Bingham Grennebaum Doll LLP writes about Kentucky legilsation that was introduced to…