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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky House Democrats want to pass changes to help the working class. They're using Labor Day to push their slate of bills forward as they prepare for the 2024 legislative session.
“We will do all we can to turn these bills into law during the next legislative session and hope we can celebrate their passage when next year’s Labor Day arrives," said Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Leader Derrick Graham. "Kentucky workers deserve no less.”
The proposed legislation ranges from boosting employee benefits, such as ensuring sick leave, to establishing a statewide fairness law so workers would not be at risk of being fired because they are a member of the LGBTQ community.
A major priority for the Democrats is also raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
"When we have things like minimum wage [which] hasn't budged at all since 2009 - it just makes it really hard for families to cope," said Caucus Chair Cherlynn Stevenson. "And we shouldn't have families that are working their guts...
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