A requirement that a report must be made within 72 hours of an on-the-job incident resulting in an amputation or in-patient hospitalization of one or two employees has been added to a Kentucky Department of Labor workplace notice.

The mandatory Safety and Health on the Job notice also includes a new requirement that employers maintain records of all occupational fatalities. The previous notice stated that records must be kept only for occupational injuries and illnesses.

Information has also been added to the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program notice stating that employers with 10 or fewer employees who were exempt from reporting requirements in the past must now keep records in certain situations.

The previous notice stated that employers with 11 or more employees were required to keep records of workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses.

In addition, the “penalties” section of the notice has been revised to state that “an
employer may be assessed penalties” for violating provisions of the Kentucky occupational safety and health laws.

The previous notice stated that “the law provides for mandatory penalties against employers” who violate occupational safety and health laws.

Kentucky has also revised its Unemployment Insurance Benefits notice to include a statement that an individual must be unemployed through no fault of their own to qualify for benefits.

A new section of the mandatory notice advises employees who are eligible for workers compensation that they may be able to use their wages before an injury occurred to qualify for unemployment benefits.

In addition, the revised Unemployment Insurance Benefits notice now advises workers who are working less than their full-time hours that they may be eligible for partial benefits because of lack of work due to medical restrictions.

A one-week time period for filing an unemployment claim and a requirement that claims must be filed bi-weekly have also been added to the revised notice.

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