Unemployment - Kentucky

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Coverage

Workers are considered employees by a test of master-servant, referring generally to the employer’s right of direction and control, and subject to judicial interpretation.

Exclusions from the definition of employment include:

• Insurance agents on commission,
• Real estate agents on commission,
• Casual labor not in the course of employers business, and
• Part-time service for nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income tax.

The following student employment is excluded from coverage:

• Student nurses and interns in employ of a hospital, and
• Students working for schools.

State

Contact

Department for Workforce Investment, Office of Employment and Training

Regulations

KRS Chapter 341.00
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38902

Federal

Contact

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

(https://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/uitaxtopic.asp)

Regulations

20 CFR chapter V

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