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Hours Worked: Kentucky

Hours Worked requirements for other states

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Author: Allen S. Kinzer, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Summary

Kentucky's wage and hour law establishes criteria for determining whether certain activities - including break periods; waiting time and on-call time; and travel time - count as compensable working time. Kentucky law also establishes day of rest requirements. This guide provides an in-depth review of Kentucky employment law requirements with respect to hours worked.