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Ky. Supreme Court to Ky. Legislature: “Eat our Coal Dust”
Published on 2012-01-21 10:17:23
Vision Mining, Inc. v. Gardner, 2010-SC-000311-WC (Ky. 2011): KRS 342.316 subjects coal workers’ pneumoconiosis claimants to a more stringent statutory treatment than all other pneumoconiosis claimants and thus violates the equal protection guarantees of the Federal and Kentucky Constitutions. In 2002, the Kentucky Legislature enacted amendments to KRS Chapter 342, which required coal workers’ pneumoconiosis [...]
The new Ky. mileage reimbursement rate for January 2012 through March 2012 is 45¢ per mile
Published on 2012-01-09 11:19:28
The new mileage reimbursement rate beginning January 1 through March 31, 2012 is 45¢ per mile. The Controller’s website has been updated to reflect this change. Refer to the Controller’s web page for all related travel information at http://http://finance.ky.gov/internal/travel/ If you would like to be added to the Controller’s Travel Information Distribution list, please contact [...]
Nurture versus nature and the indpendent contractor: Gogel v. Hancock
Published on 2011-12-23 07:30:59
Gogle v. Hancock, NO. 2011-CA-001143-WC (Ky. App. 2011) (Designated to be published): Public policy does not mandate that a specific “nature of the work” test be applied in determining whether a worker is an employee versus an independent contractor, as long as the factors in Ratliff v. Redmon and its progeny are followed. In Gogel [...]
