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Kentucky

Regulatory Topic
Popular Name or Short Title of Provision
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Coverage Code*

Child Labor

Age, Hours, and Related Standards
Compulsory School Attendance
Child Labor Laws
​Compulsory Attendance Law
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Civil Rights

Fair Employment Practices
Wage Discrimination
Civil Rights Law
​Wage Discrimination Law
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Health & Safety

Workplace Safety
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Act
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Insurance & Compensation

Unemployment Insurance
Workers' Compensation
Unemployment Compensation Law
​Workers' Compensation Law
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Pesticides & Agricultural Chemicals

General Application Standards
Hazard Communication
Anhydrous Ammonia
Kentucky Fertilizer and Pesticide Storage, Use and Application Act of 1996
​Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Act (Hazard Communication)
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Act (Anhydrous Ammonia)
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Wages & Hours

Minimum Wage
Overtime Pay
Overtime Pay
Hour Standards
Wage Payment and Collection
Income Tax Withholding
Minimum Wage Law
Minimum Wage Law (Hours and Overtime)
Wage Payment Laws (Seventh-Day Overtime)
Minimum Wage Law (Lunch and Rest Periods)
Wage Payment Laws
​Income Tax Law
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Coverage Codes
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A general labor law or employment standard that applies to agricultural and non-agricultural workers on substantially equal terms, or an agricultural provision that applies to virtually all farmworkers.

A general law whose agricultural coverage is substantially narrower than its non-agricultural coverage, or an agricultural provision that applies to only certain classes of farmworkers or under certain less-than-universal coverage criteria.
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A provision that is not applicable to agricultural employment.​

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