KRS 96A.200: Duties to employees transferred from acquired system.

If an authority acquires an existing transit system, the authority shall assume and observe

all existing labor contracts and pension obligations. All employees of such system who

are necessary for the operation thereof by the authority shall be transferred to and

appointed as employees of the authority. Such employees shall be given seniority credit

and sick leave, vacation, insurance, and pension credits in accordance with the records or

labor agreements from the acquired transit system. The authority shal l assume the

obligations of any transit system acquired by it with regard to wages, salaries, hours,

working conditions, sick leave, health and welfare and pension or retirement provisions

for employees. The authority and the employees, through their repre sentatives for

collective bargaining purposes, shall take whatever action may be necessary to have

pension trust funds presently under the joint control of the acquired transportation system

and the participating employees through their representatives tra nsferred to the trust fund

to be established, maintained and administered jointly by the authority and the

participating employees through their representatives. No employee of any acquired

transportation system who is transferred to a position with the authority shall by reason of

such transfer be placed in any worse position with respect to workers' compensation,

pension, seniority, wages, sick leave, vacation, health and welfare insurance or any other

benefits than he enjoyed as an employee of such acquired transportation system.