{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-337.415","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 337.415","heading":"Court -ordered appearance by employee not grounds for dismissal by","body":"employer -- Penalty for unlawful discharge.\nNo employer shall discharge an employee for taking time off, as required by law, to\nappear in any duly constituted local, state or federal co urt or duly constituted\nadministrative tribunal or hearing if such employee, prior to taking such time off, gives\nnotice to the employer that he is required to serve by presenting a copy of the court or\nadministrative certificate to said employer.  The pen alty for such unlawful discharge may\ninclude, but is not limited to, reemployment, assessment of court costs, appropriate\nattorney fees, and back pay as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.","path":["KRS Chapter 337"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32088","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:26Z","sha256":"f4ad02ea87f9555099619ead20f93211ae4bf7884c52ff90f3d9ff3fb0ee0bc1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-337.410","next":"us-ky/krs-337.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}