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Kentucky Unemployment Benefits

  • Benefit Amounts in Kentucky: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
    • Minimum
      • $39 per week
    • Maximum
      • $665 per week
    • Duration
      • In Kentucky, the duration of benefits depends on the state's unemployment rate when you apply. The maximum period for which you can receive benefits ranges from 12 to 24 weeks

  • Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
  • How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Kentucky.
  • Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.
  • COVID-19 Benefits: We tracked the rise and fall of COVID-19 unemployment benefit payments.
  • Kentucky Wage & Hour Law

    • Kentucky Minimum Wage:  
      • The minimum wage in Kentucky is the same as the federal minimum wage: $7.25 an hour.

        Jefferson County Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Jefferson County is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Kentucky law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the state minimum wage. 

        Louisville Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Louisville is $7.25 an hour. The city of Louisville tried to raise its minimum wage in 2015 (to $8.15 to start, with increases thereafter). However, Kentucky’s Supreme Court struck down this ordinance, finding that cities and local governments can’t raise the minimum wage for local employees. As a result, Louisville employees are entitled only to the federal minimum wage, currently $7.25.

    • Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Kentucky and whether they apply to you.
    • Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in Kentucky. 
    • Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Kentucky.
      • In Kentucky, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.


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