The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has sent letters to coal and construction companies that might be in violation of a state law that requires a bond to cover employee wages. The Herald-Leader reports that over the last few weeks, the cabinet …
The Kentucky Labor Cabinet says workplaces in Kentucky have recorded the lowest rate of nonfatal incidents in state history. The most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is for 2016. It says Kentucky’s rate of nonfatal occupational …
A Kentucky judge has cleared the way for Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to appoint six administrative law judges to help ease a backlog of workers’ compensation cases. The ruling by Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd is a victory for …
The Kentucky Labor Cabinet will release a monthly report on the amount of unpaid wages it collects and returns employees each month. A release from the cabinet says officials recouped $205,972.61 in wages in September. The total for the year …
