HB780
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Amend KRS 337.010 to remove exemptions in definition of "employee" for agricultural workers and domestic service workers; amend KRS 342.630 to indicate that agricultural employers are subject to KRS Chapter 342; amend KRS 342.650 to remove exemptions for domestic service employees and agricultural employees from coverage under KRS Chapter 342; amend various other sections to conform.
Introduced: February 19, 2025
Last action: February 27, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would expand Kentucky's labor law protections by removing existing exemptions that currently exclude agricultural workers and domestic service workers from the standard definition of "employee." It would also bring agricultural employers under the state's workers' compensation laws, meaning those workers would gain access to the same wage and workers' compensation protections that most other Kentucky employees already have. Who it may affect: farmworkers, household and domestic service workers, and their employers.
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