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…
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…
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…
October 7, 2016 Newsletter Re-KAPP Members - It's been a very busy week...Here's your weekly RE-KAPP: Waiver Workgroup Updates (these workgroups are the direct result of KAPP's meeting with Commissioner Anderson on August 12th, when she asked us to identify…
2016 Conference Presentations Pre-Conference Session: Waiver Redesign Presentation Katherine's Presentation: Updates from Washington, DC Diane McComb, ANCOR Diane McComb's Presentation on MLTSS Richard's Presentation: Provider Based Managed Care Solutions Joe's Presentation: The Emerging Roles & Changing Expectations of…