In December 2016, the Labor Cabinet collected over $347,000 in unpaid wages for Kentucky workers. This brings the total amount recovered in 2016 to $1,922, 179.55. Unpaid overtime, withheld final paychecks, illegal deductions of pay and lower pay than the legal minimum wage requirement are among the types of wage and hour violations that the Cabinet prosecutes. The Labor Cabinet’s Division of Wages, Hours, & Mediation is responsible for enforcing Kentucky’s wage and hour, child labor and prevailing wage laws.