{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-338.021","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 338.021","heading":"Exclusions.","body":"(1) This chapter applies to all employers, employees, and places of employment\nthroughout the Commonwealth  except the following:\n(a) Employees of the United States government; and\n(b) Employers, employees and places of employment  over which federal\nagencies other than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of\nthe United States Department of Labor exercise statutory authority to\nprescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational\nsafety and health.\n(2) (a) Notwithstanding any voluntary agreement  entered into between  the\nUnited States Department of Labor and a franchisee, neither a franchisee\nnor a franchisee's employee shall be deemed  to be an employee of the\nfranchisor for any purpose under this chapter.\n(b) Notwithstanding any voluntary agreement  entered into between  the\nUnited States Department of Labor and a franchisor, neither a franchisor\nnor a franchisor's employee shall be deemed  to be an employee of the\nfranchisee for any purpose under this chapter.\n(c) For purposes of this subsection, \"franchisee\" and \"franchisor\" have the\nsame  meanings as in 16 C.F.R. sec. 436.1.\n(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect\nany  workers' compensation law or to enlarge or diminish or affect in any\nmanner  the common  law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers or\nemployees, under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of\nemployees arising out of, or in the course of employment.","path":["KRS Chapter 338"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45764","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:27Z","sha256":"0fb904f190f5e6fc0f40ab24930758003b7ef3a16c888e4015b983c4266bf836","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-338.020","next":"us-ky/krs-338.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}