Independent Contractors: Kentucky
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Allen S. Kinzer, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Updating Author: Brightmine Editorial Team
Summary
Kentucky considers different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its workers compensation law, unemployment insurance law, and more. Kentucky also establishes criteria for classifying "marketplace contractors" as independent contractors. This guide provides an in-depth review of Kentucky employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.