{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-341.145","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 341.145","heading":"Reciprocal arrangements -- Recovery of benefit overpayments.","body":"(1) The  secretary of the Education and  Labor  Cabinet may  enter into\narrangements with the appropriate agencies of other states or of the federal\ngovernment, or both, for the purpose of assisting the secretary and such\nagencies  in the payment  of benefits and  the furnishing of services to\nunemployed  or underemployed workers. Such arrangements may provide that\nthe respective agencies shall, for and on behalf of each other, act as agents in\neffecting registrations for work, notices of unemployment, and any other\ncertifications or statements relating to a worker's claim for benefits; in making\ninvestigations, taking depositions, holding hearings, or otherwise securing\ninformation relating to benefit eligibility and payments; and in such other\nmatters as the secretary considers suitable in effectuating the purpose of these\nadministrative arrangements.\n(2) The  secretary may enter into arrangements with the appropriate agencies of\nother states or the federal government whereby workers performing services in\nthis and other states for a single employing unit under circumstances not\nspecifically provided in KRS  341.050, or under similar provisions in the\nunemployment  compensation laws of such other states, shall be deemed  to be\nengaged  in employment performed entirely within this state or within one of\nsuch other states.\n(3) (a) The  secretary shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of\nbenefits on the basis of combining an individual's wages and employment\ncovered under this chapter with his wages  and employment  covered\nunder the unemployment compensation laws of other states or the federal\ngovernment which are approved by the United States Secretary of Labor\nin consultation with the state unemployment compensation agencies as\nreasonably calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of benefits in\nsuch situations and which include provisions for applying the base period\nof a single state law to a claim involving the combining of an individual's\nwages  and  employment  covered  under  two  (2) or  more  state\nunemployment  compensation laws, and avoiding the duplicate use of\nwages  and employment by reason of such combining. Reimbursements\nto another state or the federal government, paid from the fund pursuant to\nthis subsection, shall be deemed  to be benefits for the purposes of this\nchapter and charged to contributory employers' reserve accounts and\nreimbursing employers' accounts in accordance with the provisions of\nKRS  341.530(2) and (3) to the extent of calculations made on wages paid\nduring the base period established by KRS  341.090 and wages paid after\nsuch base period; provided, however, benefits based on a period previous\nto the base-wage period established by KRS  341.090 shall be charged to\nthe pooled account for contributing employers only. Provided, that if the\nSecretary of Labor determines that the charging of reimbursements\nprovided above is inconsistent with the requirements of the Federal\nUnemployment  Tax Act, charges of such reimbursements shall then be\nmade  in accordance with regulations prescribed by the secretary.\n(b) In order that such reciprocal arrangements, when entered into, may be\neffectuated, wages for insured work under an employment security law of\nanother state or of the federal government shall be deemed  to be wages\nearned in covered employment from a subject employer for the purpose\nof determining his benefits under this chapter.\n(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, benefits shall not be\ndenied or reduced to an individual solely because he files a claim in another\nstate (or a contiguous country with which the United States has an agreement\nwith respect to unemployment compensation) or because he resides in another\nstate (or such a contiguous country) at the time he files a claim for benefits.\n(5) To the extent permissible under the laws and Constitution of the United States,\nthe secretary is authorized to enter into or cooperate in arrangements or\nreciprocal agreements with appropriate and duly authorized agencies of other\nstates or the United States Secretary of Labor or both, whereby:\n(a) Overpayments  of unemployment  benefits, as determined under this\nchapter, shall be recoverable (after due notice and opportunity for appeal\nhas been provided to the claimant) by offset from unemployment benefits\notherwise payable under the unemployment compensation law of another\nstate, in either the current or any subsequent benefit year, in an amount\nequivalent to the amount of overpayment determined under this chapter,\nprovided the Department of Workforce Development certifies to the other\nstate the facts involved and that the claimant is liable to repay the benefits\nand the office requests the other state to recover the benefits; and\n(b) Overpayments  of unemployment  benefits, as determined under the\nunemployment  compensation law of another state, shall be recoverable\n(after such state has provided due notice and opportunity for appeal to the\nclaimant) by offset from unemployment benefits otherwise payable under\nthis chapter, in either the current or subsequent benefit year, in an\namount  equivalent to the amount of overpayment determined by such\nother state, provided such state certifies to the office the facts involved\nand  that the individual is liable to repay the benefits and the state\nrequests the office to recover the benefits; and\n(c) Provided there is in effect a reciprocal agreement between this state and\nthe United States Secretary of Labor, as authorized by Section 303(g)(2)\nof the Social Security Act, the overpayment of unemployment benefits or\nallowances  for unemployment  provided under  a  federal program\nadministered by this state shall be recoverable by offset from benefits\notherwise payable under this chapter or any such federal program. Such\nagreement  shall also suffice to permit the offset from unemployment\nbenefits, otherwise payable under a federal program administered by this\nstate, the overpayment of unemployment benefits paid under this chapter.\nIf another state also has in effect a like agreement with the United States\nSecretary of Labor, then these provisions for cross-offset of state and federal\nunemployment  benefits shall apply to benefits otherwise payable under this\nchapter, the laws of the other state or any federal unemployment  program\nadministered by either state.","path":["KRS Chapter 341"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52443","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:28Z","sha256":"979c2325e62acac1e2e05f22c9017039bd61c7d559a92578ed880da5577f1341","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-341.140","next":"us-ky/krs-341.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}