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Kentucky Printable Free Unemployment Law Posters Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Benefits Poster Mandatory

The Unemployment Insurance Benefits is a Kentucky unemployment law poster provided for businesses by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. This is a required poster for all Kentucky employers, and any business that fails to post this notification may be subject to penalties or fines.

This mandatory notice is a quick reminder to employees and employers that unemployment insurance may be available. Eligibility requirements and instructions are included in the poster.

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INFORMATION ABOUT 	UNEMPLOYMENT	 
INSURANCE 	
BENEFITS	 	
 	
EMPLOYERS ARE SUBJECT TO KENTUCKY 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW. 	
 	
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IF YOU 
LOSE YOUR JOB, ARE LAID OFF OR YOUR HOURS ARE REDUCED. 	
 	
TO QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS, YOU MUST 	 
•    	Be unemployed through no fault of your own; 	
•    	Be able and available to work and making a reasonable effort to obtain new work; and 	
•    	Register for work when you file your claim. 	
 
You must al so meet mon etary eligibility requirements based on your earni ngs in the “base period,” the first four of 
the five completed calendar quarters preceding your claim.  These earnings also determine the amount of benefits you 
may be enti tled to draw.   General ly, if you have worked for  more than a year and earned  at l east  $1500 duri ng  your 
base period, you may meet the monetary requirements for a claim. 
 	
IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOB OR ARE LAID OFF: 
 	
1.   File your claim within the first week after you become unempl oyed, by filing on the  internet at www.oet.ky.gov, 
or by telephone at 502-875-0442 Monday through Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm ET (this is not a toll-free number). 
2.   After filing your claim, file continuing claims bi-weekly while you are unemployed, through the web si te or by tol l- 
free telephone at 877-369-5984 or 877-3MY-KYUI 
 	
                           IF YOUR HOURS ARE REDUCED  
 	
You may be eligible for partial benefits if yo u are still employed by your regular employer but are working less than 
your normal full-time hours due to la ck of avai lable work.  Benefi ts are n ot paid in th e case of reducti on in 
hours  due to total   disability,  vacation  or personal reasons. 
 	
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RECIPIENTS 	
 
If you missed at least seven weeks of earnings due to injury in any quarter during your base period, and were eligible 
for  Workers’ Compensati on  (whether or not you drew i t),  you may be abl e to use wages e arned  before	
 your injury to 
qualify for unemployment benefits.   To qualify, you must f ile your c laim within the first four week s that you a re 
unemployed following the peri od covered by Worke rs’ Compensation.   Contact your nearest Unempl oyment Insurance 
office for more information. 
 	
 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT FUND ARE PAID BY EMPLOYERS. NO 
DEDUCTIONS ARE MADE FROM EMPLOYEE WAGES FOR THAT PURPOSE! 
 	
—DO NOT COMMIT 
FRAUD— 
 
If you make a false statement in claiming benefits, you can be disqualified for up to 52 weeks.  
You could face other penalties as well including felony charges, fines and possible imprisonment.  
Also, all benefits fraudulently received must be repaid to the Division of Unemployment Insurance.  
Interest will accrue and there may be a lien filing fee as well as a lien release fee.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
POS-UI-5.1 
(REV. 11.12) E d u ca t i on  and Workforce Development 
Cabinet  
Department 	
for	 Workforce Investment 
Office 	of Employment and Training 
Division of Unemployment 	Insurance	 
275 East Main 	Street	 
Frankfort, KY 	40621

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More Kentucky Labor Law Posters 16 PDFS

Minimum-Wage.org provides an additional fifteen required and optional Kentucky labor law posters that may be relevant to your business. Be sure to also print and post all required state labor law posters, as well as all of the mandatory federal labor law posters.

Kentucky Poster Name Poster Type
Required Workers' Compensation Posting Notice Workers Compensation Law
Required Unemployment Insurance Benefits Unemployment Law
Required Unemployment Insurance Benefits (Spanish) Unemployment Law
Required Safety and Health on the Job (Spanish) Job Safety Law
Required Safety and Health on the Job Job Safety Law

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