Quick answer. Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet's list gives Kentucky employers six state posters for most workplaces (safety and health, minimum wage, discrimination and equal pay, child labor and unemployment insurance). Add the federal posters for the laws that cover you. "The provided posters may be printed and used free of charge." (Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet)
What Kentucky's own list says
Kentucky's Education and Labor Cabinet says "The provided posters may be printed and used free of charge" and notes that some of them print as two pages that must be joined before posting. We checked it on November 7, 2026: Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet: Required Workplace Posters.
Kentucky posters for most employers
| Poster | Who posts it | Official copy | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety and Health on the Job (KY OSH) Spanish version on the same page. | Employers, per the Cabinet's required posters page. | Free PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Kentucky Wage and Hour Laws Spanish version on the same page. | Employers, per the Cabinet's required posters page. | Free PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Wage Discrimination (because of sex) Spanish version on the same page. | Employers, per the Cabinet's required posters page. | Free PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Child Labor Law Spanish version on the same page. | Employers, per the Cabinet's required posters page. | Free PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Kentucky Equal Employment Opportunity poster | Employers, per the Cabinet's page (issued by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights). | Official page | November 7, 2026 |
| Unemployment Insurance Benefits poster | Employers, per the Cabinet's page (issued by the Office of Employment and Training). | Official page | November 7, 2026 |
Federal posters for Kentucky employers
| Poster | Who posts it | Official copy | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal minimum wage (FLSA) | Kentucky employers covered by the federal minimum wage law (FLSA). | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) | Kentucky employers with 50 or more employees, plus every public agency and school. | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) | Kentucky employers in the private sector (most of them). | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Military leave and reemployment (USERRA) | Kentucky employers with employees who serve or served in the uniformed services. | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Job safety and health (OSHA) | Kentucky runs an OSHA-approved State Plan for private employers, and OSHA says there may be a state version of this poster; Kentucky's list includes Safety and Health on the Job (KY OSH). | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Equal employment opportunity (EEOC) | Kentucky employers with 15 or more employees for 20 weeks a year. | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| E-Verify posters (only if you use E-Verify) | Kentucky employers enrolled in E-Verify. | Official page | November 7, 2026 |
| Special minimum wage (only 14(c) certificate holders) | Kentucky employers holding a 14(c) special minimum wage certificate. | Official page | November 7, 2026 |
Full coverage rules for each federal poster: required workplace posters by state.
Worth knowing in Kentucky
- Kentucky runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan (KY OSH) for private and public employers; the Cabinet's Safety and Health on the Job poster is the state version.
- The Cabinet says to print its posters on letter-size paper in landscape orientation.
The Kentucky poster pack
The posters themselves are free from the government agencies that issue them, and every link on this page downloads them at no cost.
- Kentucky poster checklist: all 6 state notices from Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet's list and the 8 federal ones, each with who posts it, a box to tick and the date we checked it.
- A posting log for each location: where each Kentucky poster hangs, its edition, the date you put it up and when you replaced it.
- A download sheet with the official link for every Kentucky and federal poster, and why two of them stay link-only.
- One updated pack free during your first year: if an agency issues a new version during your year, we send the updated pack.
Sources
- Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet: Required Workplace Posters (checked November 7, 2026)
Kentucky posting rules as listed on the pages above. General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers, and nothing here guarantees compliance. A city, a county, a union contract or an industry rule can add notices; the agency's own page has the final word.
Kentucky poster questions
Which workplace posters must every Kentucky employer display?
Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet's list names six state posters for employers in general: Safety and Health on the Job; Kentucky Wage and Hour Laws; Wage Discrimination; Child Labor Law; Kentucky Equal Employment Opportunity poster; Unemployment Insurance Benefits poster. Add the federal posters for the laws that cover you, such as the FLSA minimum wage poster and, with 15 or more employees, the EEOC's Know Your Rights poster.
Are Kentucky workplace posters free?
Yes. "The provided posters may be printed and used free of charge." Every poster on this page links to the issuing agency's own page or file, where it costs nothing to download. The federal posters are free from the U.S. Department of Labor, the EEOC and OSHA.
Do Kentucky employers post the federal OSHA poster?
Kentucky runs an OSHA-approved State Plan for private employers, and OSHA says there may be a state version of this poster; Kentucky's list includes Safety and Health on the Job (KY OSH). OSHA's own page says employers don't need to replace an older version of its poster.
How often do Kentucky posters change?
When the law or a rate changes. We last checked Kentucky's list on November 7, 2026. Check Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet's page before you reprint.
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