KRS 40.345: Private employer may have voluntary veterans' preference

employment policy -- Registry of employers -- Administrative regulations.

(1) The following definitions apply in this section unless context otherwise

requires:

(a) "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership,

limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees

and excludes the state, a municipality, county, school district, or public

institution of higher education; and

(b) "Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private employer's

voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran over

another qualified applicant or employee.

(2) A private employer may have a voluntary veterans' preference employment

policy. The veterans' preference employment policy shall be in writing and

applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or

retention during a reduction in workforce. The private employer may require the

veteran to submit a Department of Defense form DD 214 as proof of eligibility

for the veterans' preference employment policy. Granting preference under this

section does not violate any local or state equal employment opportunity law,

including but not limited to KRS Chapter 344.

(3) The Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Education and Labor Cabinet may

assist a private employer in determining the veteran's status as an applicant.

The Education and Labor Cabinet may maintain an online registry of employers

that have a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy as described in

this section and may promulgate administrative regulations to assist in the

creation of this policy.