{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-345.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 345.080","heading":"Petition for fact -finding panel upon deadlock -- Hearings -- Findings --","body":"Expenses -- Rules.\n(1) If after a reasonable period, but in no event less than thirty (30) days, of negotiations\nover the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement or modifi cations in an\nexisting agreement the parties to the negotiations are deadlocked, either party or the\nparties jointly may petition the board, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or\nby registered mail, to initiate fact finding.\n(2) Upon receipt of a  petition to initiate fact finding, the secretary shall cause an\ninvestigation to determine whether or not the parties are deadlocked in their\nnegotiations. During the course of this investigation, the secretary is empowered to\nutilize his or her office in  an effort to effectuate a settlement between the parties\nthrough mediation and conciliation.\n(3) Upon completion of the secretary's investigation, and if a settlement between the\nparties has still not been reached, the secretary shall within five (5) days  appoint a\nqualified and disinterested person as the impartial chairman of a three (3) man panel\nto function as the fact finders. In addition to the impartial chairman, the other two\n(2) members of the panel shall be one (1) member named by the labor organ ization\nand one (1) by the employer, parties to the deadlocked negotiations.\n(4) Upon consultation with the other members of the panel, the impartial chairman shall\nestablish dates and places for public hearings. Whenever feasible, public hearings\nshall be  held within the jurisdiction in which the employer is located. The panel\nmay subpoena witnesses, and a written transcript of the hearing shall be made.\nUpon completion of the hearings the panel shall, by majority decision, make written\nfindings of fact an d recommendations for solution of the dispute. The panel shall\ncause all of its written findings, recommendations, and opinions to be served on the\nemployer and labor organization (parties) and same shall be released to the public.\nExpenses incurred by the  three (3) man panel in this section shall be paid by the\nparties involved in the labor dispute.\n(5) The secretary may adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations\nas he or she deems necessary and administratively feasible not inconsist ent with the\nprovisions of this chapter to carry out his or her responsibilities over the fact-finding\nprocedures set forth in this section. However, unless the parties agree to extend the\ntime for the hearings, they must be completed with recommendations from the fact-\nfinding panel, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the petition to\ninitiate the fact-finding procedure was received by the secretary.","path":["KRS Chapter 345"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32685","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:34Z","sha256":"70bbb937e2818e12faf4f46111358ecdd368782f05a094ba54645b4816376e83","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-345.070","next":"us-ky/krs-345.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}