No licensee, operator, mine superintendent, mine manager, or other supervisory personnel shall terminate or otherwise discipline a miner for reporting or documenting to or cooperating with regulatory agencies in their investigation of unsafe mining practices or conditions or violations of provisions of KRS Chapter 351 or 352.
KRS 352.660
Prohibition of termination or disciplining of miners for reporting unsafe mines or violations
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Howard v. Cumberland River Coal Co. (2011)
Most recently applied in Howard v. Cumberland River Coal Co. (December 2011)
Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Created 2006 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.