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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.060

Unlawful for employer to withhold wages -- Exceptions -- Specified

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deductions from wages prohibited. (1) No employer shall withhold from any employee any part of the wage agreed upon. This section shall not make it unlawful for an employer to withhold or divert any portion of an employee's wage when the employer is authorized to do so by local, state, or federal law or when a deduction is expressly authorized in writing by the employee to cover insurance premiums, hospital and medical dues, or other deductions not amounting to a rebate or deduction from the standard wage arrived at by collective bargaining or pursuant to wage agreement or statute, nor shall it preclude deductions for union dues where such deductions are authorized by joint wage agreements or collective bargaining contracts negotiated between employers and employees or their representative and meet the requirements of KRS 336.135. However, a collective bargaining agreement entered into, opted in, renewed, or extended on or after January 9, 2017, shall not contain provisions authorizing or requiring the deduction of any portion of an employee's wages without the written consent of the employee. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, no employer shall deduct the following from the wages of employees: (a) Fines; (b) Cash shortages in a common money till, cash box or register used by two (2) or more persons; (c) Breakage; (d) Losses due to acceptance by an employee of checks which are subsequently dishonored if such employee is given discretion to accept or reject any check; or (e) Losses due to defective or faulty workmanship, lost or stolen property, damage to property, default of customer credit, or nonpayment for goods or services received by the customer if such losses are not attributable to employee's willful or intentional disregard of employer's interest. Effective:January 9, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 4, effective January 9, 2017. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 141, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599c-19.

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Cited in 27 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1949–2026 · leading case: Lipson v. Univ. of Louisville
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Lipson v. Univ. of Louisville (2018) kyctapp · cites it 8× “Lipson then filed a complaint against the University and UMC ultimately alleging: 7 (1) breach of contract by the University in failing to pay Lipson's full salary; (2) unjust enrichment by the University for failing to pay him appropriately for the benefit he conferred on it;…”
Williams v. King Bee Delivery, LLC (2016) kyed · cites it 7× “The Plaintiffs argue that, although they agreed to these deductions in writing, they are unlawful because they constitute rebates or other unlawful deductions under KRS § 337.060(1). Further, Plaintiffs argue, Defendants imposed deductions that were related to property damage…”
Parts Depot, Inc. v. Beiswenger (2005) ky · cites it 3× “Smith and Harrell neither asserted a violation of KRS 337.060 (“No employer shall withhold from any employee any part of the wage agreed upon.”
Clevinger v. Board of Educ. of Pike County (1990) ky · cites it 4× “The board’s argument that the trial court erred in requiring it to deduct union dues from its employees’ wages is twofold: First it contends that it is actually prohibited from making such deductions by KRS 337.060, and secondly, that the term ‘membership dues’ used in KRS 161.”
Housing Authority of Louisville v. Service Employees International Union, Local 557 (1994) ky · cites it 3× “2d 658 (1959), applied KRS 337.060 insofar as it did not preclude deductions for union dues when such deductions are authorized by a collective bargaining contract negotiated between the employer and employees or their representatives.”
In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc. (2008) innd · cites it 2× “Ky.Rev.Stat. § 337.060. Statutory exceptions to this provision include when the employer is authorized to withhold wages “by local, state, or federal law, or when a deduction is expressly authorized in writing by the employee to cover insurance premiums, hospital and medical…”
Dodd v. DYKE INDUSTRIES, INC. (2007) kywd · cites it 2× “” Plaintiff voluntarily terminated his employment with Defendant in 2003 and filed a four-count complaint against Defendant in April 2004, which currently 2 alleges (I) breach of contract, (II) fraud in the performance of a contract, (III) violation of Ky.”
In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Employment Practices Litigation (2012) innd · cites it 2× “Ky.Rev.Stat. § 337.060. Statutory exceptions to this provision include when the employer is authorized to withhold wages “by local, state, or federal law, or when a deduction is expressly authorized in writing by the employee to cover insurance premiums, hospital and medical…”
Noel v. Season-Sash, Inc. (1986) kyctapp · cites it 2× “285), that an employer cannot withhold any part of a wage (KRS 337.060) or require an employee to turn over his tips (KRS 337.”
Kevin Meier v. Jeff Wyler Alexandria, Inc. (2024) kyctapp · cites it 59× “-6- Instead, the trial court determined that KRS 337.060 only prohibited deductions from agreed-upon wages and that, under the largely undisputed facts, there was no deduction from the wages agreed upon here.”
In Re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Employment Practices Litigation (2010) innd “The drivers’ claims raise two distinct questions: (1) whether the drivers are employees under Kentucky common law; and (2) whether the drivers are employees under Kentucky’s Wage Payment statute, Ky. Rev.Stat. §§ 337.060 and 337.070. For the reasons stated below, the court…”
Hunt v. Stainless (2016) kyctapp “055, and it lacked a good faith basis for deducting educational expenses from his final wages pursuant to KRS 337.060. The jury awarded damages against NAS in the amount of $1,000.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.060(1) — 12 cases
Lipson v. Univ. of Louisville (2018) kyctapp “Lipson then filed a complaint against the University and UMC ultimately alleging: 7 (1) breach of contract by the University in failing to pay Lipson's full salary; (2) unjust enrichment by the University for failing to pay him appropriately for the benefit he conferred on it;…”
Williams v. King Bee Delivery, LLC (2016) kyed “The Plaintiffs argue that, although they agreed to these deductions in writing, they are unlawful because they constitute rebates or other unlawful deductions under KRS § 337.060(1). Further, Plaintiffs argue, Defendants imposed deductions that were related to property damage…”
Clevinger v. Board of Educ. of Pike County (1990) ky “The board’s argument that the trial court erred in requiring it to deduct union dues from its employees’ wages is twofold: First it contends that it is actually prohibited from making such deductions by KRS 337.060, and secondly, that the term ‘membership dues’ used in KRS 161.”
Housing Authority of Louisville v. Service Employees International Union, Local 557 (1994) ky “2d 658 (1959), applied KRS 337.060 insofar as it did not preclude deductions for union dues when such deductions are authorized by a collective bargaining contract negotiated between the employer and employees or their representatives.”
In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc. (2008) innd “Ky.Rev.Stat. § 337.060. Statutory exceptions to this provision include when the employer is authorized to withhold wages “by local, state, or federal law, or when a deduction is expressly authorized in writing by the employee to cover insurance premiums, hospital and medical…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.060(2) — 2 cases
Kevin Meier v. Jeff Wyler Alexandria, Inc. (2024) kyctapp “-6- Instead, the trial court determined that KRS 337.060 only prohibited deductions from agreed-upon wages and that, under the largely undisputed facts, there was no deduction from the wages agreed upon here.”
CellMark, Inc. v. Robert Webster, et al. (2026) kyed
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.060(2)(a) — 1 case
Kevin Meier v. Jeff Wyler Alexandria, Inc. (2024) kyctapp “-6- Instead, the trial court determined that KRS 337.060 only prohibited deductions from agreed-upon wages and that, under the largely undisputed facts, there was no deduction from the wages agreed upon here.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.060(2)(b) — 1 case
Kevin Meier v. Jeff Wyler Alexandria, Inc. (2024) kyctapp “-6- Instead, the trial court determined that KRS 337.060 only prohibited deductions from agreed-upon wages and that, under the largely undisputed facts, there was no deduction from the wages agreed upon here.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.060(2)(e) — 3 cases
Williams v. King Bee Delivery, LLC (2016) kyed “The Plaintiffs argue that, although they agreed to these deductions in writing, they are unlawful because they constitute rebates or other unlawful deductions under KRS § 337.060(1). Further, Plaintiffs argue, Defendants imposed deductions that were related to property damage…”
Dodd v. DYKE INDUSTRIES, INC. (2007) kywd “” Plaintiff voluntarily terminated his employment with Defendant in 2003 and filed a four-count complaint against Defendant in April 2004, which currently 2 alleges (I) breach of contract, (II) fraud in the performance of a contract, (III) violation of Ky.”
Kevin Meier v. Jeff Wyler Alexandria, Inc. (2024) kyctapp “-6- Instead, the trial court determined that KRS 337.060 only prohibited deductions from agreed-upon wages and that, under the largely undisputed facts, there was no deduction from the wages agreed upon here.”
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