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HB 284 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to wage theft.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 17, 2024

Latest action (Jan 17, 2024) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 514 to prohibit theft of wages; define terms and establish penalties; amend KRS 336.080 to permit the secretary to enter places of employment without unreasonable delay; amend KRS 337.020 to allow the commissioner to charge and collect past due wages; amend KRS 337.070 to require certain employers to include rate of pay, number of hours worked, the total amount of gross pay earned on wage statements provided to employees; amend KRS 337.320 to require employers to keep certain records for three years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide to an employee a written notice at the time of hire that sets forth employment terms; amend KRS 337.990 to include a civil penalty for failure to provide the written notice to employee and maintain a copy of the signed notice.

Sponsors (3)

Action history (2)

  1. Jan 17, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 17, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
Corrections ImpactCrimes and PunishmentsLabor and IndustryLocal MandatePersonnel and EmploymentWages and Hours

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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