Hours worked - Kentucky

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The federal law does not spell out actual hours that must be worked in a work day. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the workweek ordinarily includes all the time during which an employee is required to be:

• On the employer's premises,
• On duty, or
• At a prescribed work place.

The Kentucky law on hours worked is nearly identical to the federal requirements. However, the state did not adopt separate rules for one-day travel and overnight travel. The state regulation simply addresses “travel away from home” by stating, “Travel that keeps an employee away from home overnight is travel away from home. Travel away from home is worktime when it cuts across the employee's workday. The employee is simply substituting travel for other duties.” There is no exception for time spent as a passenger outside of normal working hours.

State

Contact

Kentucky Labor Cabinet Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Training

Regulations

803 KAR 1:065. Hours worked

www.lrc.state.ky.us/KAR/803/001/065.htm

Federal

Contact

The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.

Regulations

U.S. labor regulations for hours worked can be found in CFR 29:

• Part 785 Hours Worked
• Part 778 Overtime Compensation