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KRS 337.020 — at least twice a month, for wages earned up to 18 days before payday

  • An employer pays as often as semimonthly all wages earned to a day not more than 18 days before payday.
  • An employee not paid on payday is paid on six days' demand.
  • No employer can secure an exemption, and each employee may sue for the full wages due on each regular payday.
  • KRS 337.020
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An employer that pays less than the wages or overtime owed is liable for the unpaid amount and an equal additional amount as liquidated damages, which a court may withhold if the employer acted in good faith on reasonable grounds.

  • KRS 337.385
Sources for this section (2)
  1. KRS 337.020 — Time of payment of wages -- Exception
  2. KRS 337.385 — Employer's liability -- Unpaid wages and liquidated damages -- Punitive damages for forced labor or services -- Period of limitation

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kentucky attorney.

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