Welcome to the Kentucky House A representative must be at least 24 years old, a citizen of Kentucky, and must have lived in the state for at least two years and in the district for one year prior to…
Welcome to the Kentucky Senate A senator must be at least 30 years old, a citizen of Kentucky, and must have lived in the state at least six years immediately preceding an election. A senator must live in the…
The re-KAPP... Join me in welcoming our 2 newest KAPP member agencies: BAWAC, Inc. (Florence) and Pioneer Vocational Industrial Services (Danville) THIS WEEK: As your state association executive, I traveled to Baltimore on Monday for a retreat with 25 of…
...the Re-KAPP MONDAY 12.12.16: As part of the ANCOR System Redesign Workgroup, I was asked to join a small group in Washington on Monday that included: ANCOR CEO & Staff, Barbara Merrill, Esme' Grant Grewal, Katherine Berland, Doris Parfait-Claude; Ken…
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor sent ANCOR detailed data and analyses on wages, total compensation and job openings for direct care occupations in comparison to eight other occupations with similar requirements for entry. This eye-opening report, based on…
r e - K A P P... DOL Overtime Update: Last week, ANCOR informed members of the preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court judge which temporarily blocked the implementation of the Department of Labor's Overtime Exemption Rule. Yesterday,…
On Friday, November 25th, ANCOR had a members only conference call to discuss the most recent updates on the DOL Overtime Exemption Rule. Here are my notes: Barbara Merrill, CEO - Welcome Eileen McGuire (Wage & Hour Attorney): The lawsuits…
When two lawsuits were filed in Texas seeking to block the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, which more than doubles the required salary level to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act “white collar” exemptions, few predicted the lawsuits…
Lead Story: Idaho On October 24, 2016 a federal judge approved a preliminary settlement between the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and developmentally disabled Idaho residents. The settlement, if finalized, will end a class action lawsuit brought against the…
Events this Past Week! Wednesday was the IJC on Health & Welfare meeting at 10:00 am with Co-Chairman Rep. Tom Burch presiding. KAPP was on the agenda with me & our State DSP for 2016, Betsy Byrnes presenting. A link…