2022 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 151B - Workforce education
151B.019 Cabinet -- Purpose -- Duties.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 151B.019 (2022)

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151B.019 Cabinet -- Purpose -- Duties. (1) (2) The Education and Labor Cabinet shall exercise all administrative functions of the state concerned with employer-employee relationships, including the safety of workers and workers' compensation. The cabinet shall: (a) Promote friendly and cooperative relations between employers and employees; (b) Accumulate and publish industrial statistics and aid and encourage the development of new industries and the expansion of existing industries in Kentucky; (c) Encourage, promote, and develop fair practices, both by employers and employees; discourage and eliminate as far as practicable all unfair practices by employers or employees; and enforce laws relating to unfair practices; (d) Foster, promote, and develop the welfare of both wage earners and industries in Kentucky; (e) Improve working and living conditions of employees, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment; and (f) Inquire into the causes of accidental injuries and occupational diseases arising out of and in the course of employment, and advance measures for the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases and for the improvement of sanitary conditions in places of employment. Effective:July 1, 2022 History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 3, effective July 1, 2022.
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