(1) It is an unlawful practice for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for
employment, or otherwise to discriminate against, an individual because of his race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, or age forty (40) and over, or because the person
is a qualified individual with a disability, or to classify or refer for employment an
individual on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age
between forty (40) and seventy (70).
(2) It is an unlawful practice for a licensing agency to refuse to license, or to bar or
terminate from licensing an individual because of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, or age forty (40) and over, or because the person is a qualified
individual with a disability.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 378, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 282, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch.
245, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 4. --
Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 2, Art. 3, sec. 303.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
8
cases (
6 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case:
Conner v. Patton, 133 S.W.3d 491 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004).
Conner v. Patton, 133 S.W.3d 491 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004).
“See also KRS 344.050(2). Thus, appellant’s allegations regarding the denial of a license simply cannot amount to actionable conduct.”
Dale v. City of Paris (E.D. Ky. 2020).
· cites it 5× “§§ 1981 and 2000e and KRS § 344.050 should be dismissed because those statutes do not provide for liability against these defendants.”
Watson v. Boone Cnty. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Ky. 2023).
· cites it 3× “§ 344.050. (Id. at 7- 8). Finally, Dr. Watson alleges in Count Five that Defendants did not provide her an adequate hearing pursuant to the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.”
Matt E. Miniard v. Heather Silvanik (Ky. Ct. App. 2023).
“6 The Act also prohibits discrimination in other circumstances, not applicable here, such as employment agencies (KRS 344.050), labor organizations (KRS 344.”
Kirtley v. City of Walton (E.D. Ky. 2025).
“” While an accurate statement of law, Kirtley has brought claims under KRS 344.050, not 344.280 and, as such, individual liability does not extend to Brown.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.050(2) — 1 case
Conner v. Patton, 133 S.W.3d 491 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004).
“See also KRS 344.050(2). Thus, appellant’s allegations regarding the denial of a license simply cannot amount to actionable conduct.”
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