Summary of Original Version

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to provide for certain employment activities to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime wage requirements; specify activities and instances that do not require an employer to pay minimum wage or overtime wage; provide for employer requirements regarding lunch periods; amend KRS 337.010 to change the definitions of "employee" and "agriculture"; amend KRS 337.385 to specify instances of employer liability for employee causes of action regarding unpaid wages; specify statute of limitations for employee causes of action for unpaid wages; bar punitive damages; amend KRS 337.990 to remove penalties for repealed statutes; repeal KRS 337.050, 337.355, and 337.365; amend KRS 95A.250, 337.020, 337.420, 337.423, 337.425, 337.427, 337.430, and 337.433 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 337.385 to provide that a court shall award an employee liquidated damages if a court finds that the employer has subjected the employee to forced labor or services; specify a three year statute of limitations period rather than a two year period.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- P. Pratt

Summary Retain original provisions, except create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to provide for certain employment activities to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime wage requirements; specify activities and instances that do not require an employer to pay minimum wage or overtime wage; define terms; delete section related to employer requirements regarding lunch periods; remove repeal of statutes regarding lunch and rest periods for employees.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 337.010, 337.385, 337.990, 95A.250, 337.020, 337.420, 337.423, 337.425, 337.427, 337.430, 337.433
House Committee Substitute 1: 337.010, 337.385, 337.990, 95A.250, 337.020, 337.420, 337.423, 337.425, 337.427, 337.430, 337.433