KRS 352.540: Payment of miners.

All persons employing persons in mining work shall, on or before the fifteenth and

thirtieth days of each month pay to each employee, within fifteen (15) days of the

aforesaid fifteenth or thirtieth day, respectively, in lawful money of the United States, the

full amount of wages due him, unless prevented by an unavoidable casualty. If, at any

time of payment, the employee is absent from his place of labor he shall be entitled to

such payment at any reasonable time thereafter on demand.