KRS 337.415: Court -ordered appearance by employee not grounds for dismissal by

employer -- Penalty for unlawful discharge.

No employer shall discharge an employee for taking time off, as required by law, to

appear in any duly constituted local, state or federal co urt or duly constituted

administrative tribunal or hearing if such employee, prior to taking such time off, gives

notice to the employer that he is required to serve by presenting a copy of the court or

administrative certificate to said employer. The pen alty for such unlawful discharge may

include, but is not limited to, reemployment, assessment of court costs, appropriate

attorney fees, and back pay as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.