Kentucky: Personnel Cabinet - Employee Benefits Schedule

This table provides the Benefits for Kentucky State Government Employees.

BENEFITS	Full-Time	Part-Time (Less Than 100 Hours Per Mo)	Interim	Per Diem	COMMENTS
Health Insurance	X				State pays fixed amount, employee pays additional options. Coverage effective first of second month.
Life Insurance	X				State provides: $20,000. Optional available for purchase. Effective first of second month.
Retirement (KERS)	X				Check with your HR Office for rates.
Annual Leave	X				Amount increases by years of service; 7.5/8.0 hours per month, first 5 years. Employee must meet work hour requirements to be eligible for leave accrual.
Sick Leave	X		X		After 10 yrs.-10 bonus days. After 20 yrs - additional 10 bonus days. No limit on accumulation-7.5/8.0 hours per month. Employee must meet work hour requirements to be eligible for leave accrual.
Blood Leave	X	X	X		Up to 4 hours if donated during scheduled work hours. (whole blood only)
Court Leave	X	X	X		Granted with pay if not an employee-initiated action or a party to the action.
Military Leave	X	X	X		Twenty-one days per year.
Military Leave-Spousal	X	X	X		Two days total. (One day given prior to spouse's deployment and one day given after spouse's return from deployment).
Compensatory Leave	X	X	X		240 hours maximum/100% paid at termination, less applicable deductions.
Holidays	X	X	X		Click here to view the current year list of holidays. Click here to review KRS 18A.190 which governs state holidays
Credit Union	X				Check with KECU and CCU for details.
Educational Tuition	X				Individual agency decision.
Social Security	X	X	X	X
Workers' Compensation	X	X	X	X	Report immediately any injuries to supervisor.
Voting Leave	X	X	X		Reasonable time to vote; 4 hours maximum. Rules apply.
Adverse Weather Usage	X	X	X		Must be made-up within four months. If not, remaining balance shall be deducted from annual and/or compensatory leave balances, if available, if not from pay.