AN ACT relating to prohibited employment agreements.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit an employer from conditioning employment or employment benefits on an employee signing specified types of releases and agreements related to unlawful acts in the workplace; create a new section of KRS Chapter 372 to prohibit specified provisions related to harassment in settlement agreements in civil and administrative actions with exceptions.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

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This bill would make it illegal for Kentucky employers to require workers to sign certain releases or agreements as a condition of getting or keeping a job or receiving job benefits. It would also restrict the use of provisions related to harassment in legal settlement agreements, with some exceptions. Who it may affect: Kentucky workers and employees who may be asked to sign workplace agreements as a condition of employment or benefits.

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