KRS 45.570: Contents of contract.

(1) Except in contracts exempted in accordance with KRS 45.590, all government

contracting agencies of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, any county, city, town,

school district, water district, hospital district, or other political subdivision of the

state shall i nclude in every directly or indirectly publicly funded contract for

supplies, materials, services, or equipment hereinafter entered into the following

provisions:

(2) During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:

(a) The contra ctor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for

employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age forty (40) and over,

disability, veteran status, or national origin;

(b) The contractor shall take affirmative action in regard to emplo yment,

upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recruitment advertising, lay -off,

termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for

training, so as to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees

during employment are treated without regard to their race, color, religion,

sex, age forty (40) and over, disability, veteran status, or national origin;

(c) The contractor shall state in all solicitations or advertisements for employees

placed by or on behalf of the contract or that all qualified applicants shall

receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,

sex, age forty (40) and over, disability, veteran status, or national origin;

(d) The contractor shall post notices in conspicuous places, available to

employees and applicants for employment, setting forth the provisions of the

nondiscrimination clauses required by this section; and

(e) The contractor shall send a notice to each labor union or representative of

workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract

or understanding advising the labor union or workers' representative of the

contractor's commitments under the nondiscrimination clauses.