UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1108
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AN ACT relating to employment provisions for employees on parental leave. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 337 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) An employer with fifty (50) or more employees shall provide twelve (12) weeks of 5
paid leave for an employee upon the birth of a child, including by a surrogate, or 6
the adoption of a child under the age of six (6) if the employee has been employed 7
by the employer for at least one (1) year. 8
(2) Paid leave under this section shall: 9
(a) Be provided irrespective of the employer's leave policies; and 10
(b) Include paternity leave. 11
(3) An employee may voluntarily waive the paid leave required by this section by 12
returning to work before the twelve (12) weeks have elapsed. 13
(4) The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet may promulgate 14
administrative regulations deemed necessary to implement this section for private 15
sector employment. 16
(5) The secretary of the Personnel Cabinet may promulgate administrative 17
regulations deemed necessary to implement this section for public sector 18
employment. 19