Advocacy

Kentucky Chamber

Here you will find the Kentucky Chamber's State of the Economy Report. This dashboard gives you a clear, at‑a‑glance view of how Kentucky’s economy is doing, using trusted data on jobs, hiring, layoffs, inflation, & business sentiment. Each month, the Chamber’s Center for Policy & Research distills those numbers into a short update & key takeaways so employers can quickly see where conditions are improving, where challenges remain, & what trends to watch as they plan ahead.

Blueprint Kentucky

University of Kentucky provides this resource that gives local leaders easy access to data & insights on Kentucky’s economy, with a special focus on rural communities like ours. Through county‑level profiles, reports, & dashboards, it helps chambers, businesses, & policymakers understand trends in population, jobs, industries, & small business activity so we can make more informed, locally tailored decisions.

2026 Kentucky Annual Economic Report

This report from the University of Kentucky’s Center for Business & Economic Research is a comprehensive look at where Kentucky’s economy stands now & where it’s headed in the year ahead. It pulls together data &expert analysis on jobs, industries, income, public finance, & regional trends, giving business & community leaders a solid foundation for planning, investment, & policy discussions.

The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index

USEPUINDXM is a monthly indicator that tracks how uncertain businesses, investors, & households are about future government economic policy. It is built from news coverage & other data on policy‑related uncertainty; use it as a quick dashboard to see whether policy noise is rising or falling when you think about hiring, investment, & expansion decisions.

Littler’s Executive Order Tracker

The Executive Order Tracker is a live resource that helps you follow executive orders & related actions from the current administration & see which ones may impact your workplace policies & compliance efforts. Each entry includes a brief summary & plain‑language notes on what, if anything, you may need to review or adjust in your practices.

Fisher Phillips Resource Center for Employers

Here you will find:

Trackers & Maps - Stay ahead of new labor & employment rules with Fisher Phillips’ online Trackers & Maps hub, which visualizes key workplace law & litigation trends across the country. These interactive tools help spot hot‑button issues & understand how requirements differ by state.​

Digital Wiretapping Litigation Map - If your business uses websites, apps, or email marketing, Fisher Phillips’ Digital Wiretapping Litigation Map shows where privacy lawsuits over cookies, pixels, & other tracking tools are being filed in all 50 states. The searchable map can help gauge risk & decide whether to update consent notices & data‑tracking practices.

Union Organizing Activity Map - Fisher Phillips’ free Union Organizing Activity Map pulls real‑time data from the National Labor Relations Board so you can see where union petitions are being filed by region & state. This tool is especially useful to detect early signs of organizing trends.

AI Legislation Map - The AI Legislation Map helps employers track rapidly changing state laws on artificial intelligence & automated decision‑making tools. By hovering over each state or using the table view, you can quickly see which AI rules might affect your hiring, HR, or customer‑facing technologies.​

Pay Equity & Wage‑and‑Hour Maps - Fisher Phillips’ Pay Equity & Transparency Map & related wage‑and‑hour maps give a state‑by‑state view of key topics like salary‑range posting, pay‑equity requirements, & other compensation rules. Check whether your job postings & pay practices align with current state standards before making changes.

Society for Human Resource Management Resources

The SHRM Topics & Tools library is a one‑stop hub for practical HR guidance, including news, legal updates, research, & ready‑to‑use tools built by HR experts. Members can access templates, policies, how‑to guides, interactive calculators, & benchmarking data to help them stay compliant, design better people practices, & make confident HR decisions without starting from scratch. Have questions? Let us know!

Littler's Immigration & Global Mobility Practice

Littler’s Immigration & Global Mobility team helps move talent across borders while staying compliant with complex immigration, tax, & employment rules in multiple countries. They support everything from work visas & cross‑border assignments to global mobility policies & I‑9 compliance, giving organizations practical, business‑focused guidance on sending employees abroad & bringing key talent into the United States.