Ky. Rev. Stat. » Chapter 342
Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.630 (2026)

Coverage of employers

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KY-LRCapps.legislature.ky.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

The following shall constitute employers mandatorily subject to, and required to comply with, the provisions of this chapter: (1) Any person, other than one engaged solely in agriculture, that has in this state one (1) or more employees subject to this chapter. (2) The state, any agency thereof, and each county, city of any class, school district, sewer district, drainage district, tax district, public or quasipublic corporation, or any other political subdivision or political entity of the state that has one (1) or more employees subject to this chapter. Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Brown v. Indiana Ins. Co., 184 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2005).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Brown v. Indiana Ins. Co., 184 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2005). · cites it 2× “However, Willowbank, despite the mandatory provisions of that Act, KRS 342.630(1), had failed either to purchase a policy of workers' compensation insurance or to qualify as a self-insurer as required by KRS 342.”
Davis v. Hensley, 256 S.W.3d 16 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 4× “” Although the definition may be construed as including certain governmental entities, KRS 342.630 makes it clear that the legislature intended not to include governmental entities within the term “person.”
Wright v. Fardo, 587 S.W.2d 269 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “KRS 342.630 and KRS 342.640 contain the sole expression of the employment relationship necessary for application of the Act apart from the exceptions, not relevant to coverage here, listed in KRS 342.”
Bryant v. Jericol Mining, Inc., 758 S.W.2d 45 (Ky. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “The essential question on appeal is whether a nonresident employee of a nonresident, uninsured employer is covered by Kentucky’s Workers’ Compensation Act when the employee sustains an injury by virtue of the employment in Kentucky and, more specifically, whether such…”
Fitzpatrick v. Crestfield Farm, Inc., 582 S.W.2d 44 (Ky. Ct. App. 1978). “” KRS 342.630(1), for our purposes, sets out the employers mandatorily subject to the Act as follows: (1) Any person, other than one engaged solely in agriculture, that has in this state one or more employees subject to this chapter.”
Homestead Fam. Farm v. Perry, 506 S.W.3d 325 (Ky. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to KRS 342.630(1), an employer “engaged solely in agriculture” does not have to comply with the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act.”
Stidham v. Duncan, 931 S.W.2d 463 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “The ALJ also found that the defendant employer was not entitled to the agricultural exemption of KRS 342.630(1) and KRS 342.650(5). The Board affirmed both issues.”
Davis v. Turner, 519 S.W.2d 820 (Ky. Ct. App. 1975). “340, the obligation to so provide is not conditioned on any election by an employer but is automatically imposed on all employers mandatorily made subject to the Act by KRS 342.630. Accordingly, if a subject employer simply ignores the Act in every respect, he has failed to…”
In Re Newton, 402 B.R. 771 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2009). · cites it 2× “§§ 342.630 and 342.650. For their second argument, the debtors maintain that the lien placed upon their real property by the UEF is voidable under § 522(f)(1)(A).”
Commonwealth, Uninsured Emp.'s Fund v. Cnty. of Hardin Plan. & Dev. Comm'n, 390 S.W.3d 840 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “770(1) which refers to “the employer, or any other person against whom a claim is filed and who is not exempt by KRS 342.630 or 342.650....” Comparing this reference to the remainder of the statute makes it clear that, while a person other than an “employer” can have liability…”
Uninsured Employers' Fund v. City of Salyersville, 260 S.W.3d 773 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 6× “KRS 342.630 identifies classes of employers that are subject to Chapter 342.”
Anderson v. Homeless & Hous. Coa, 135 S.W.3d 405 (Ky. 2004). “Sears with an accident insurance policy and noted that KRS 342.630 required the state and its agencies to comply with Chapter 342.”
Show all 27 citing cases →
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.630(1) — 10 cases
Brown v. Indiana Ins. Co., 184 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2005). “However, Willowbank, despite the mandatory provisions of that Act, KRS 342.630(1), had failed either to purchase a policy of workers' compensation insurance or to qualify as a self-insurer as required by KRS 342.”
Bryant v. Jericol Mining, Inc., 758 S.W.2d 45 (Ky. Ct. App. 1988). “The essential question on appeal is whether a nonresident employee of a nonresident, uninsured employer is covered by Kentucky’s Workers’ Compensation Act when the employee sustains an injury by virtue of the employment in Kentucky and, more specifically, whether such…”
Fitzpatrick v. Crestfield Farm, Inc., 582 S.W.2d 44 (Ky. Ct. App. 1978). “” KRS 342.630(1), for our purposes, sets out the employers mandatorily subject to the Act as follows: (1) Any person, other than one engaged solely in agriculture, that has in this state one or more employees subject to this chapter.”
Homestead Fam. Farm v. Perry, 506 S.W.3d 325 (Ky. Ct. App. 2016). “Pursuant to KRS 342.630(1), an employer “engaged solely in agriculture” does not have to comply with the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act.”
Wright v. Fardo, 587 S.W.2d 269 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). “KRS 342.630 and KRS 342.640 contain the sole expression of the employment relationship necessary for application of the Act apart from the exceptions, not relevant to coverage here, listed in KRS 342.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.630(2) — 2 cases
Rick Benningfield in His Off. Capacity as Taylor Cnty. Jailer v. Jerry Fields (Ky. 2019).
Letcher Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Roger Hall (Ky. 2023).
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.