{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-207.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 207.210","heading":"Administrative complaint procedure -- Types of affirmative action.","body":"(1) If the employer, labor organization, or employment agency continues to refuse\nemployment to the aggrieved individual, the aggrieved individual may file a formal\nadministrative complaint with the Department of Workplace Standards and, upon\nthat filing, the commissioner of workplace standards or his representative shall\nconduct an administrative hearing in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.\n(2) If the Department of Workplace Standards determines that the employer, labor\norganization, or employment agency has no t engaged in an unfair employment\npractice, it shall after the hearing issue a final order dismissing the complaint.\n(3) If the Department of Workplace Standards determines that the employer, labor\norganization, or employment agency has engaged in an unfair employment practice,\nthe department shall issue a final order requiring the employer, labor organization,\nor employment agency to cease and desist from the unlawful practice and to take\naffirmative action as in the judgment of the department will carry o ut the purposes\nKRS 207.130 to 207.240.\n(4) Affirmative action ordered under this section may include, but is not limited to:\n(a) Hiring, reinstatement, or upgrading of employees with or without back pay.\nInterim earnings or amounts earnable with reasonabl e diligence by the\naggrieved individual shall operate to reduce the back pay otherwise allowable;\n(b) Admission or restoration of the aggrieved individual to union membership,\nadmission to or participation in a guidance program, apprenticeship training\nprogram, on -the-job training program, or other occupational training or\nretraining program, and the utilization of objective criteria in the admission of\nindividuals to these programs;\n(c) The extension to all individuals of the full and equal enjoyment of th e\nadvantages, facilities, privileges, and services of the employer;\n(d) Reporting as to the manner of compliance;\n(e) Posting notices in conspicuous places in the employer's place of business in\nform prescribed by the Department of Workplace Standards.","path":["KRS Chapter 207"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7924","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:06Z","sha256":"7f1d45587283d0d19f8c7f125bb080345a47818208a550ff443e87b0f585ea82","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-207.200","next":"us-ky/krs-207.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}