Office of Employee Relations

The Office of Employee Relations provides benefits and assistance to public employees and citizens of the Commonwealth.

• Kentucky Employee Assistance Program provides services for employees and dependents addressing mental health, substance abuse or job stress issues; also provides crisis management and traumatic event response to state agencies.
• Family and Medical Leave Program (PDF - 61 KB) provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to “eligible” employees for certain family and medical reasons.
• Sick/Annual Leave Sharing enables eligible employees to receive donated leave time from other employees.
• Adoption Benefit Program provides financial assistance to state employees who adopt a child.
• Employee Recognition Branch  Administers the Kentucky Employee Suggestion System and produces and distributes Employee Recognition/Career Certificates for years of service and retirement.
• Workplace Relations Branch-Kentucky Employee Mediation Program Is a free service for all state employees who have conflicts with co-workers or managers reducing appeals and complaints.

• Workers Compensation Branch provides covered employees’ benefits in the event of an on-the-job injury. Works closely with the Safety and Return to Work Programs for injury and cost reductions.
• Return to Work Branch coordinates Return-to-Work efforts with injured employees and provides Ergonomic Evaluations to prevent injuries.
• Kentucky Safety Program promotes a safe and healthy workplace for state employees and others in the state workers’ compensation program.
• Life Insurance Branch provides Group Life Insurance Administration for over 148,000 employees under the Commonwealth sponsored life insurance policy.

Mary Greenwell 502-564-7911