{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-337.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 337.060","heading":"Unlawful for employer to withhold wages  -- Exceptions -- Specified","body":"deductions from wages prohibited.\n(1) No  employer shall withhold from any employee any part of the wage agreed\nupon. This section shall not make  it unlawful for an employer to withhold or\ndivert any portion of an employee's wage when the employer is authorized to\ndo  so by local, state, or federal law or when  a deduction is expressly\nauthorized in writing by the employee to cover insurance premiums, hospital\nand medical dues, or other deductions not amounting to a rebate or deduction\nfrom the standard wage arrived at by collective bargaining or pursuant to wage\nagreement  or statute, nor shall it preclude deductions for union dues where\nsuch  deductions are authorized by joint wage  agreements  or collective\nbargaining contracts negotiated between employers and employees or their\nrepresentative and  meet  the requirements of KRS  336.135. However, a\ncollective bargaining agreement entered into, opted in, renewed, or extended\non or after January 9, 2017, shall not contain provisions authorizing or requiring\nthe deduction of any portion of an employee's wages  without the written\nconsent of the employee.\n(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, no employer\nshall deduct the following from the wages of employees:\n(a) Fines;\n(b) Cash  shortages in a common  money till, cash box or register used by two\n(2) or more persons;\n(c) Breakage;\n(d) Losses  due  to acceptance by an  employee  of checks which are\nsubsequently dishonored if such employee is given discretion to accept or\nreject any check; or\n(e) Losses due to defective or faulty workmanship, lost or stolen property,\ndamage  to property, default of customer credit, or nonpayment for goods\nor services received by the customer if such losses are not attributable to\nemployee's willful or intentional disregard of employer's interest.","path":["KRS Chapter 337"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45514","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:26Z","sha256":"8243111ee0a91f5276ab8c75a8188683e62f3884d7895e7d6736eebf88b96011","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-337.055","next":"us-ky/krs-337.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}