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Beyond the federally protected classes (which include race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, and veteran status), Kentucky regulates discrimination on the basis of tobacco use.
Employer defined
“Employer” means a person who has eight or more employees within the state in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and an agent of such a person.
Unlawful employment practices
It is an unlawful practice for an employer:
Any city or county may create a human rights commission (a “local commission”) to enforce the Kentucky Civil Rights statutes and the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. A local commission may receive, initiate, investigate, hear, and determine charges of violations of ordinances, orders, or resolutions forbidding discrimination adopted by the city or county.
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Regulations
Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 344, Civil Rights, Section 344.040 Discrimination by employers
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=32605
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Regulations
See applicable discrimination topic.