Four Kentucky investigators lost their challenge to a salary-adjustment regulation after the state Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and denied their Section 2 equal protection claims.
The court said class-of-one equal protection claims do not apply in the public-employment context, relying on federal precedent to bar the case against the Public Protection Cabinet and Kentucky Personnel Board.
The ruling narrows a constitutional route for Kentucky public workers contesting pay decisions, at least where they argue they were singled out individually rather than as part of a broader class.