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Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

1047 U.S. Highway 127 South, Suite 4

Frankfort KY  40601

Phone: (502) 564-3534

Fax: (502) 696-1897

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All contractors and subcontractors shall keep full and accurate payroll records covering all disbursements of wages to their employees to whom they are required to pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages.  The recordkeeping requirement is:

 

They shall be open to the inspection and transcript of the Commissioner or his authorized representative at any reasonable time, and shall be in compliance with all regulations issued by the Commissioner.  These payroll records shall not be destroyed or removed from this state for one (1) year following the completion of the improvement in connection with which they are made. This recordkeeping requirement is in addition to the requirement established by KRS 337.320 and 803 KAR 1:066.

 

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Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

1047 U.S. Highway 127 South, Suite 4

Frankfort KY  40601

Phone: (502) 564-3534

Fax: (502) 696-1897

Email: Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

Apprentices will be permitted to work as such only when they are individually registered with the Labor Cabinet's Supervisor of Apprenticeship and Training.

 

The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen in any craft classification shall not be greater than one (1) apprentice for the first journeyman and one (1) apprentice for each additional three (3) journeymen employed on each project by an employer.

 

The wage rate to be paid the apprentice will be the percentage of the journeyman wage under the registered program.  The journeyman wage rate will be the wage rate determined by the Commissioner for the craft classification for each project.  Any employee listed on a payroll at an apprentice wage rate who is not registered as above shall be paid the wage rate determined by the Executive Director for the classification of work actually performed.

 

See 803 KAR 1:020, Employment of Apprentices and Trainees, for additional information.

Where a prevailing rate of wages has been determined and prescribed, the contract executed between a public authority and the successful bidder or contractor shall contain a provision requiring the successful bidder and all of his subcontractors to pay not less than the rate of wages so established.

 

Each contractor and subcontractor subject to the provisions of KRS 337.505 to 337.550 shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous place at the site of the construction work and a copy of the applicable prevailing wage rates for each and every classification involved in the construction of the public works.

 

See KRS 337.530 - Contractor to Post Rate (paragraph (3)) for additional information.

Contact Info: ​

Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

1047 U.S. Highway 127 South, Suite 4

Frankfort KY  40601

Phone: (502) 564-3534

Fax: (502) 696-1897

Email: Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

Any laborer, workman or mechanic worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week, except in cases of emergency, shall be paid not less than one and one-half times the basic hourly rate of pay as defined and fixed under this chapter for all overtime worked.  This shall not prohibit any laborer, workman, or mechanic from working more than eight (8) hours in one (1) calendar day, but not more than ten (10) hours in one (1) calendar day where the employee and employer enter into an agreement in writing prior to the working of any one (1) day in excess of eight (8) hours, or where provided for in a collective bargaining agreement.

 

See KRS 337.540 - Limitation of Hours Worked, Overtime for additional information.

Requirement to Pay Prevailing Wages

 

Where a prevailing rate of wages has been determined and prescribed, the contract executed between a public authority and the successful bidder or contractor shall contain a provision requiring the successful bidder and all of his subcontractors to pay not less than the rate of wages so established.  The successful bidder or contractor and all subcontractors shall strictly comply with these provisions of the contract.

 

All contractors and subcontractors required by KRS 337.505 to 337.550 and by contracts with any public authority to pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages, shall pay such wages in legal tender without any deductions.

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Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

1047 U.S. Highway 127 South, Suite 4

Frankfort KY  40601

Phone: (502) 564-3534

Fax: (502) 696-1897

Email: Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

All contractors and subcontractors are required by state law and by contracts with any public authority to pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages.  These wages shall be paid in legal tender without any deductions.  This statute covers deductions for food, sleeping accommodations or any similar item if this agreement is submitted by the employer to the office and is approved by the office as fair and reasonable.

The Labor Cabinet recognizes a contractor or subcontractor as any superintendent, foreman, or other authorized agent of any contractor or subcontractor who is in charge of the construction of the public works and who is in charge of the employment or payment of the employees of the contractor or subcontractor.

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Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation

1047 U.S. Highway 127 South, Suite 4

Frankfort KY  40601

Phone: (502) 564-3534

Fax: (502) 696-1897

Email: Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Mediation