{"id":"DUT-KY-011","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Kentucky","state":"KY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Kentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 338)","authority":"Ky. Const. sec. 29","instrument":"KRS 338.991","title":"Penalties (KRS chapter 338)","dateIssued":"2025-06-27","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2025-06-27","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers"],"clause":"(1) Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirement of any section of this chapter, including any standard, regulation, or order promulgated pursuant to this chapter, may be assessed a civil penalty of up to seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each violation, but not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each willful violation.","enforcement":"civil penalties as quoted","functions":[],"notes":"Backed the employer\u0027s duties under KRS 338.031 and the adopted standards with civil penalties: up to $70,000 per willful or repeated violation, up to $7,000 per serious violation (subsection (2)), up to $7,000 per violation not of a serious nature, and up to $7,000 per day for failure to correct a cited violation.","sourceUrl":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56364","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":13176,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-KY","url":"/library/DUT-KY-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-KY-011","citation":"Kentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 338), KRS 338.991 (standing) (Ex. DUT-KY-011)","stateName":"Kentucky","related":[]}