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Kentucky's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009, under KRS 337.050. — Source

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KRS 337.050 requires 1.5× pay on the 7th consecutive day of any workweek an employer permits all 7 days of work (but not if the employee worked 40 or fewer total hours that week), and KRS 337.355/337.365 mandate separate meal and rest periods.

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Kentucky minimum wage
$7.25/hour
Effective 2009-07-24 · source
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Start hereOvertimeKRS 337.285: weekly-40 at 1.5×; KRS 337.050: 7th-day premium at 1.5× when employer permits all 7 days of a workweek AND total hours exceed 40. The 7th-day rule does not apply if the employee works ≤40 total hours that week.
Minimum Wage$7.25/hr (KRS 337.275 adopts federal rate by reference); static since July 24, 2009; no CPI indexing.Meal & Rest BreaksKRS 337.355 (lunch period) and KRS 337.365 (rest periods) both appear in the Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 337 index; full text not fetched — verify before building.Final Paycheck DeadlineKRS 337.055: payment of all wages on dismissal or voluntary leaving; full statute text not fetched — deadline not confirmed from primary source.

How Kentucky differs

KRS 337.050 requires 1.5× pay on the 7th consecutive day of any workweek an employer permits all 7 days of work (but not if the employee worked 40 or fewer total hours that week), and KRS 337.355/337.365 mandate separate meal and rest periods.

Weekly overtime: Kentucky requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.