| Last Action | to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to employment. |
| Bill Documents |
Bill
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| Impact Statements | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 2191 |
| Sponsor | R. Jones II |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit misclassification of employees as independent contractors; define "contractor" and "construction"; set out factors for determining status as an independent contractor; require a contractor to retain records for three years and to post requirements in the new sections at each worksite; require the Office of Workplace Standards to enforce the provisions; provide an administrative remedy and civil action remedy for persons aggrieved by violations; prohibit retaliation against a person who reports violations and provide a penalty; prohibit waiver of these provisions and provide penalty; require the Office of Workplace Standards to share misclassification determinations with other agencies; provide a $1,000 penalty for the first violation and $2,500 for subsequent violations; require that repeat violators will be posted on the Internet Web site of the Office of Workplace Standards; and provide that contractors that have two or more violations in a five year period shall be disqualified from state contracts for four years following the latest violation. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Labor and Industry - Employees, misclassification as independent contractors, penalties provided Wages and Hours - Employees, misclassification as independent contractors, penalties provided Personnel and Employment - Employees, misclassification as independent contractors, penalties provided Local Mandate - Employees, misclassification as indenpendent contractors, penalties provided |
| 03/06/08 |
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| 03/10/08 |
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