343.080 Applicability of terms or provisions of chapter. (1) Nothing in this chapter or in any apprenticeship or on -the-job training agreement approved under this chapter shall operate to invalidate: (a) Any apprenticeship or on -the-job training provision in any collective agreement between employers and employees s etting up higher standards; or (b) Any special provision for veterans, minority persons, or women in the standards, apprentice qualifications, or operation of the program, or in the apprenticeship agreement, which is not otherwise prohibited by law, execut ive order, or administrative regulation. (2) None of the terms or provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person, firm, corporation, or occupation, unless such person, firm, corporation, or occupation voluntarily elects that the terms and provisions of this chapter shall apply. Effective: July 15, 2014 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2014. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 8. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec . 1599c -38.
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