(1) Upon proof that any person employed by the Education and Labor Cabinet as a labor inspector has taken any part in any strike, lockout or similar labor dispute, the person shall forfeit his or her office.
(2) The following civil penalties shall be imposed, in accordance with the provisions in

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 336.990

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Cabinet: means Education and Labor Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 336.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Employer: means all persons, firms, associations, corporations, public employers, public school employers, and public colleges, universities, institutions, and education agencies. See Kentucky Statutes 336.180
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

KRS § 336.985, for violations of the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Any person who violates KRS § 336.110 or 336.130 shall for each offense be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);
(b) Any corporation, association, organization, or person that violates KRS
336.190 and 336.200 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense. Each act of violation, and each day during which such an agreement remains in effect, shall constitute a separate offense;
(c) Any employer who violates the provisions of KRS § 336.220 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation; and
(d) Any labor organization who violates KRS § 336.135 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.
(e) Any public employer or labor organization that violates KRS § 161.158,
164.365, 336.133, 336.134, 336.1341, 336.135, or 336.180 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.
(3) Any labor organization, employer, or other person who directly or indirectly violates KRS § 336.130(3) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Any person aggrieved as a result of any violation or threatened violation of KRS
336.130(3) may seek abatement of the violation or threatened violation by petitioning a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief and shall be entitled to costs and reasonable attorney fees if he or she prevails in the action.
(5) Any person injured as a result of any violation or threatened violation of KRS
336.130(3) may recover all damages resulting from the violation or threatened violation and shall be entitled to costs and reasonable attorney fees if he or she prevails in the action.
Effective: March 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 8, effective March 29, 2023. — Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 114, effective July 1, 2022. — Amended 2017
Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 3, effective January 9, 2017; and ch. 6, sec. 3, effective January
9, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1726, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. –Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 19. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 251, sec. 27. — Amended 1962
Ky. Acts ch. 303, sec. 4. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 33a-8, 33a-13.