AN ACT relating to employment provisions for employees on parental leave.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave for an employee who has been employed for at least one year; allow an employee to waive the paid parental leave; provide for the promulgation of administrative regulations.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

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This bill would require Kentucky employers with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to workers who have been with the company for at least one year. Employees would have the option to waive this benefit if they choose. The bill is currently in committee in the Kentucky House. Who it may affect: employees and employers at companies with 50 or more workers, particularly workers who have recently had or adopted a child.

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