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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.175 (2026)

Lien for compensation

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All rights of compensation granted by this chapter shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor. Effective: October 1, 1942. History : Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4912.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1967–2000 · leading case: In re Bersaglia, 254 B.R. 376 (Bankr. E.D. Ky. 2000).
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In re Bersaglia, 254 B.R. 376 (Bankr. E.D. Ky. 2000). · cites it 3× “§ 507 (a)(3), citing KRS 342.175 which provides that “[a]ll right of compensation granted by this chapter shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor.”
Non-Marine Underwriters at Lloyd's London v. Carrs Fork Coal Co., 421 S.W.2d 852 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “175 states that: “All rights of compensation granted by this chapter shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor.”
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