Kentucky Statutes 337.420 – Definitions
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(1) “Employee” means any individual employed by any employer, including but not limited to individuals employed by the state or any of its political subdivisions, instrumentalities, or instrumentalities of political subdivisions.
(2) “Employer” means a person who has two (2) or more employees within the state in each of twenty (20) or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year and an agent of such a person.
(3) “Wage rate” means all compensation for employment, including payment in kind and amounts paid by employers for employee benefits, as defined by the commissioner in regulations issued under KRS § 337.420 to KRS § 337.433 and
337.990(11).
(4) “Employ” includes to suffer or permit to work.
(5) “Occupation” includes any industry, trade, business, or branch thereof, or any employment or class of employment.
(6) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards under the direction and supervision of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet.
(7) “Person” includes one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or voluntary associations.
Effective:July 1, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 117, effective July 1, 2022. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 7, effective January 9, 2017. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1736, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 5, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 414, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1984. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 230, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1.
(2) “Employer” means a person who has two (2) or more employees within the state in each of twenty (20) or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year and an agent of such a person.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 337.420
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards under the direction and supervision of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 337.010
- Department: means the Department of Workplace Standards in the
Education and Labor Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 337.010 - Employee: is a ny person employed by or suffered or permitted to work for an employer, except that:
1. See Kentucky Statutes 337.010 - State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) “Wage rate” means all compensation for employment, including payment in kind and amounts paid by employers for employee benefits, as defined by the commissioner in regulations issued under KRS § 337.420 to KRS § 337.433 and
337.990(11).
(4) “Employ” includes to suffer or permit to work.
(5) “Occupation” includes any industry, trade, business, or branch thereof, or any employment or class of employment.
(6) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards under the direction and supervision of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet.
(7) “Person” includes one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or voluntary associations.
Effective:July 1, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 117, effective July 1, 2022. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 7, effective January 9, 2017. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1736, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 5, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 414, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1984. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 230, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1.