
Bill Exempts Minor League Players from KY's Wage, Hours Laws
Clip: Season 3 Episode 192 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky lawmakers are taking steps to protect minor league baseball players.
Playing professional baseball is not a run-of-the-mill job. And there's concern baseball's new collective bargaining agreement is in conflict with Kentucky's wage and hours laws because the length of a game is unpredictable. Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe's SB 15 would make minor league baseball players exempt from Kentucky's wage and hours laws.
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Bill Exempts Minor League Players from KY's Wage, Hours Laws
Clip: Season 3 Episode 192 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Playing professional baseball is not a run-of-the-mill job. And there's concern baseball's new collective bargaining agreement is in conflict with Kentucky's wage and hours laws because the length of a game is unpredictable. Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe's SB 15 would make minor league baseball players exempt from Kentucky's wage and hours laws.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipPlaying professional baseball is not a run of the mill job.
And there is concern that baseball's new collective bargaining agreement is in conflict with Kentucky's wage and hour laws because the length of a game is unpredictable and players come and go in the middle of games, and amaze Bledsoe Republican from Lexington as the sponsor of Senate Bill.
15, it would make minor League baseball players exempt from Kentucky wage and hour laws.
She talked about the bill on the Senate floor Wednesday.
U.S.. >> Senate Bill, 15 immense krs, 3, 3, 7, 0, 1, to create and narrow sport.
Specific exemption that ensures Kentucky's law aligns with the federally negotiate CBA.
This allows minor league teams to operate smoothly without unnecessary state regulatory hurdles that don't fit the structure.
Professional baseball.
To be clear, this bill does not strike out labor protections, players, wages, benefits and working conditions remain fully protected under their CBA.
It does not alter wage laws for any other profession or the industries.
This is a precise necessary adjustment to ensure minor league baseball functions as intended.
Senate.
The bill unanimously >> passed in the Senate.
So it now moves on to the
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