KRS 151B.019: Cabinet -- Purpose -- Duties.

(1) 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.

(2) 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.