HB200
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Amend KRS 341.370 to prohibit disqualification from benefits for workers unemployed as a result of domestic violence and abuse, dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to direct the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 341.125 to require the secretary to provide training to personnel who process claims related to domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
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This bill would allow workers in Kentucky who lose their jobs because of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to qualify for unemployment benefits, which is currently not guaranteed under state law. It also requires state staff who handle these claims to receive special training and directs the state to track and report how many such claims are paid each year. Employers would not be penalized on their unemployment insurance rates when a…
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