HB599
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Amend KRS 337.010 to remove specified individuals from the definition of "employee" and to define "worker with a disability"; amend KRS 337.275 to require all employers to pay all employees, including workers with a disability, a minimum wage and increase the state minimum wage over the next three years to no less than 100 percent of the municipality, county, or state minimum wage or the prevailing wage as defined in 29 C.F.R. sec. 1.2; amend…
Introduced: February 18, 2025
Last action: February 26, 2025
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This bill, called the Employees with Disabilities Equal Pay Act, would require employers to pay workers with disabilities the same minimum wage as all other employees, ending the current practice that allows some workers with disabilities to be paid less. It would also gradually raise the state minimum wage over three years to match local or prevailing wage standards. Additionally, starting in 2028, referrals to sheltered workshop employment would no longer count as covered services…
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