Kentucky
Pesticide Reporting Requirements
Region
Kentucky
Required to Report
No
State Office
Poison Control
Workers' Compensation
Coverage for Farmworkers
Optional
Limitations
Employer may elect to become subject to workers' compensation law. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 342.660(1) (2011)
Statute
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 342.650(5) (2011)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
(w/ caveat that "alien" is not mentioned in statute) - Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 342.640(1) (2011) (definition of "employee" includes "[e]very person . . . whether lawfully or unlawfully employed").
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
Undocumented worker awarded partial disability. Abel Verdon Const. v. Rivera, 348 S.W.3d 749 (ALJs award of partial disability to claimant confirmed by Court of Appeals).
State Workers’ Compensation Website
Online forms
Additional Information
Abel Verdon Const. v. Rivera, 348 S.W.3d 749 (Ky. 2011) (parties did not dispute that the claimant was an unauthorized alien and that Chapter 342 covers him without regard to the legality of his status as an employee).