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An Ordinance amending Section 13A-4 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances to allow employees paid less than the minimum wage established by Chapter 13A of the Code to submit complaints to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission for investigation, and authorizing the Commission to bring a civil action, with an employee's consent, to recover unpaid wages for an employee; and further amending Code of Ordinances Section 2-30 to add to the Human Rights Commission's duties the duty to receive and investigate complaints from employees allegedly paid less than the minimum wage, and authorizing the Human Rights Commission to bring a civil action, with an employee's consent, to recover unpaid wages for an employee paid less than the minimum wage. [Council Office, Maynard]
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 13A-4(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(b) In addition to the civil remedy provided in subsection (a) directly above, any employee who is paid less than the minimum wage established under the provisions of this Chapter May submit written notice of such to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Citizens' Advocate.
Sec. 13A-4(a), any employee who is paid less than the minimum wage established under the provisions of this chapter May submit a written complaint to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, which shall investigate the alleged violation. If the Commission determines that a violation has occurred, the Commission shall report such finding to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and May, with the written consent of the aggrieved employee, file a civil action to recover unpaid wages for the employee on the employee's behalf in the court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Section 2 - That Sect...
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