24RS HB 537

House Bill 537

Actions

Last Action	02/14/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to bereavement leave.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	88
Sponsors	S. Stalker, A. Camuel, B. Chester-Burton, J. Raymond, P. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms; require all employers to grant an employee at least 10 days bereavement leave, with a minimum of three days paid, following the death, miscarriage, or stillbirth of a child, or death of a dependent or other immediate family member; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to define terms; provide state employees at least 10 days bereavement leave, with a minimum of three days paid, following the death, miscarriage, or stillbirth of a child, or death of a dependent or other immediate family member; amend KRS 18A.110 to require the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate related administrative regulations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Bereavement Leave Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Deaths - Bereavement leave, death of a child, dependent, or immediate family member, requirement Labor and Industry - Bereavement leave, requirement Personnel and Employment - Bereavement leave, requirement Public Officers and Employees - Bereavement leave, death of a child, dependent, or immediate family member, requirement State Employees - Bereavement leave, death of a child, dependent, or immediate family member, requirement Wages and Hours - Bereavement leave, requirement Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Personnel Cabinet, bereavement leave for state employees Short Titles and Popular Names - Bereavement Leave Act Workforce - Bereavement leave, requirement Local Mandate - Bereavement leave, requirement