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Discrimination at Work

KRS 344.040 — no firing or refusing to hire for race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age forty and over, or disability

An employer may not refuse to hire, discharge, or otherwise discriminate because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age forty and over, a qualified person's disability, or being a smoker or nonsmoker who follows the workplace smoking policy.

  • KRS 344.040
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  • A complaint to the commission is filed within 180 days after the practice.
  • The commission decides within 30 days after filing whether there is probable cause.
  • A person injured by a violation may also sue in Circuit Court for actual damages, costs and attorney's fees.
  • KRS 344.200
  • KRS 344.450
Sources for this section (3)
  1. KRS 344.040 — Unlawful discrimination by employers -- Difference in health plan contribution rates for smokers and nonsmokers and benefits for smoking cessation program participants excepted
  2. KRS 344.200 — Complaints of discrimination -- Procedure -- Conciliation agreements -- Enforcement
  3. KRS 344.450 — Civil remedies for injunction and damages

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