This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses a new right-to-work law enacted in Kentucky and signed by Governor Matt Bevin on January 7, 2017. The law, which took effect immediately, prohibits employees from being required to be a union member or pay union dues or other payments to a union. Also, Kentucky repealed its prevailing wage law that required employers to pay wages for work on publicly-funded construction projects usually based on union pay scales.