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 courts consider different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the state workers' compensation and unemployment insurance laws. 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.