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KS Stat § 44-1114 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1114 Posting of act.

44-1114. Posting of act. Every person subject to this act shall keep posted in a conspicuous place or places on the person's premises notices to be prepared or approved by the commission, which shall set forth excerpts of this act and such other relevant information which the commission considers necessary to explain the act.History: L. 1983, ch. 164, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1115 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1115 Complaint procedure; hearings; orders; rehearing; court review; dismissal of certain complaints, when, procedure and effect.

44-1115. Complaint procedure; hearings; orders; rehearing; court review; dismissal of certain complaints, when, procedure and effect. Any person aggrieved by any alleged unlawful employment practice based on age may file a complaint in the manner provided for processing complaints of unlawful employment practices under the Kansas act against discrimination. Reconsideration and judicial review of the commission's decision in the case shall be conducted in the manner provided by K.S.A. 44-1010 and 44-1011, and amendments thereto. Complaints filed with the commission on or after July 1, 1996, may be dismissed by the commission on its own initiative, and shall be dismissed by the commission upon the written request of the complainant, if the commission has not issued a finding of probable cause or no probable cause or taken other administrative action dismissing the complaint within 300 days of the filing of the complaint. Complaints filed with the commission before July 1, 1996, shall be dismissed by the commission upon the written request of the complainant, if the commission has not issued a finding of probable cause or no probable cause or taken other administrative action dismissing the complaint within 300 days of the filing of the complaint. The commission shall mail written notice to all parties of dismissal of a complaint within five days of dismissal. Dismissal of a complaint in accordance with this section shall constitute final action by the commission which shall be deemed to exhaust all administrative remedies under the Kansas age discrimination in employment act for the purpose of allowing subsequent filing of the matter in court by the complainant, without the requirement of filing of a petition for reconsideration pursuant to K.S.A. 44-1010 and amendments thereto. Dismissal of a complaint in accordance with this section shall not be subject to appeal or judicial review by any court under the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1011 and amendments thereto.History: L. 1983, ch. 164, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 152; L. 1995, ch. 247, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1116 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1116 Contractors; requirements.

44-1116. Contractors; requirements. (a) Contractors subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1030, 44-1031 and 44-1032, and amendments thereto, shall be required to agree to the same contract provisions with respect to age discrimination and compliance with this act as provided by those sections with respect to other types of discrimination and compliance with the Kansas act against discrimination.(b) The commission shall have the powers provided by K.S.A. 44-1030, 44-1031 and 44-1032, and amendments thereto, to enforce the provisions of this section.History: L. 1983, ch. 164, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1117 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1117 Unlawful acts; penalties.

44-1117. Unlawful acts; penalties. (a) No person shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under this act or shall willfully violate any order of the commission.(b) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $500, or both.(c) Lawful use of procedures for review of a commission order shall not be considered a violation of this section.History: L. 1983, ch. 164, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1118 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1118 Construction of act; applicability of act, exclusions.

44-1118. Construction of act; applicability of act, exclusions. (a) The provisions of this act shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of its purposes.(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to be inconsistent with the nondiscrimination provisions under another provision of state or federal law.(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to mean that an employer shall be forced to hire unqualified or incompetent personnel, or discharge qualified or competent personnel.(d) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit compulsory retirement of any employee who has attained 65 years of age and who, for the two-year period immediately before retirement, is employed in a bona fide executive or a high policymaking position, if such employee is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension, profit-sharing, savings or deferred compensation plan, or any combination of such plans, of the employer of such employee, which equals, in the aggregate, at least $44,000.(e) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit, before January 1, 1994, compulsory retirement of any employee who has attained 70 years of age and who is serving under a contract of unlimited tenure (or similar arrangement providing for unlimited tenure) at an institution of higher education.History: L. 1983, ch. 164, § 8; L. 1988, ch. 174, § 3; L. 2008, ch. 105, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1119 Severability of provisions.

44-1119. Severability of provisions. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of the provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.History: L. 1983, ch. 164, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1120 Applicability, construction and effective date of 1988 act.

44-1120. Applicability, construction and effective date of 1988 act. (a) This act and the amendments made by this act shall take effect on the effective date of this act, except that, with respect to any employee who is subject to a collective bargaining agreement, such amendments shall not apply until the termination of such collective bargaining agreement or January 1, 1990, whichever occurs first, if such collective bargaining agreement:(1) Is in effect prior to the effective date of this act;(2) terminates on or after the effective date of this act;(3) has any provision which was entered into by a labor organization (as defined by section 6(d)(4) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(4)); and(4) contains any provision that would be superseded by such amendments, but for the operation of this section.(b) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas age discrimination in employment act.History: L. 1988, ch. 174, § 4; April 28.
KS Stat § 44-1121 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1121 Rules and regulations.

44-1121. Rules and regulations. The Kansas human rights commission may adopt suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the Kansas age discrimination in employment act.History: L. 1989, ch. 148, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 148, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1125 Definitions.

44-1125. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Member of the military" means a member of the armed forces or national guard on active duty or a member of an active reserve unit in the armed forces or national guard.(b) "Person" and "public accommodations" have the meanings provided by K.S.A. 44-1002 and amendments thereto.History: L. 1993, ch. 233, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1126 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1126 Prohibited acts.

44-1126. Prohibited acts. (a) No person shall:(1) Discriminate against a member of the military because of military status;(2) discriminate against a member of the military with respect to employment, or employment position or status, because of membership or service in the military;(3) deny employment to any member of the military, or disqualify for or discharge from employment any member of the military, because of membership or service in the military; or(4) discharge from employment any member of the military because of the member's performance of emergency military duty.(b) No officer or employee of the state or any political or taxing subdivision of the state shall:(1) Discriminate against a member of the military because of military status;(2) discriminate against a member of the military with respect to employment or appointment, or employment position or status, because of membership or service in the military; or(3) deny employment to a member of the military, or disqualify for or discharge from employment any member of the military, because of membership or service in the military.(c) No person shall prohibit or refuse entrance to, or otherwise discriminate against, any member of the military in any place of public accommodations because the member is wearing the member's military uniform or because of the member's membership or service in the military.History: L. 1993, ch. 233, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1127 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1127 Civil action for violations.

44-1127. Civil action for violations. Any person aggrieved by an alleged violation of this act may bring a civil action in the district court of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred or in which the alleged violator resides or transacts business. If the court finds that a violation has occurred, the court may award to the plaintiff actual damages, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation. The court may also grant as relief any permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order, including an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in such violation or ordering such affirmative action as may be appropriate. The prevailing party shall be awarded court costs and reasonable attorney fees.History: L. 1993, ch. 233, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1128 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1128 Construction of act.

44-1128. Construction of act. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit:(a) Consideration or application of characteristics directly affecting the credit worthiness of a member of the military; or(b) sales promotions or discounts limited to members of specified groups of people.History: L. 1993, ch. 233, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1131 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1131 Definitions.

44-1131. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 44-1131 and 44-1132, and amendments thereto:(a) "Domestic violence" means abuse as defined in K.S.A. 60-3102, and amendments thereto.(b) "Sexual assault" means any crime defined in K.S.A. 21-3502, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5503, and amendments thereto, (rape), 21-3503, prior to its repeal, or subsection (a) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5506, and amendments thereto, (indecent liberties with a child), 21-3504, prior to its repeal, or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5506, and amendments thereto, (aggravated indecent liberties with a child), 21-3505, prior to its repeal, or subsection (a) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5504, and amendments thereto, (criminal sodomy), 21-3506, prior to its repeal, or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5504, and amendments thereto, (aggravated criminal sodomy), 21-3602, prior to its repeal, or subsection (a) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5604, and amendments thereto, (incest) or 21-3603, prior to its repeal, or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5604, and amendments thereto, (aggravated incest).History: L. 2006, ch. 213, § 9; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 190; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1133 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1133 Duties of secretary of labor; rules and regulations.

44-1133. Duties of secretary of labor; rules and regulations. The secretary of labor shall enforce K.S.A. 44-1131 and 44-1132, and amendments thereto, and may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1132, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2008, ch. 105, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1136 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1136 Kansas employment first initiative act; definitions; policy declaration.

44-1136. Kansas employment first initiative act; definitions; policy declaration. (a) This act shall be known as and cited as the Kansas employment first initiative act. As used in this act:(1) "Competitive employment" means work in the competitive labor market that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting; and for which an individual is compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals who are not disabled.(2) "Integrated setting" means with respect to an employment outcome, a setting typically found in the community in which applicants or eligible individuals interact with non-disabled individuals, other than non-disabled individuals who are providing services to those applicants or eligible individuals, to the same extent that non-disabled individuals in comparable positions interact with other persons.(b) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Kansas that competitive and integrated employment shall be considered its first option when serving persons with disabilities who are of working age to obtain employment. This policy applies to programs and services that provide services and support to help obtain employment for persons with disabilities. All state agencies shall follow this policy and ensure that it is effectively implemented in their programs and services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any employer to give preference to hiring people with a disability.History: L. 2011, ch. 102, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1137 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 11 - Discrimination In Employment|44-1137 State agencies; competitive integrated employment of disabled individuals; rules and regulations.

44-1137. State agencies; competitive integrated employment of disabled individuals; rules and regulations. (a) All state agencies shall coordinate efforts and shall collaborate within and among such agencies to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures and funding support competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities. All state agencies shall, whenever feasible, share data and information across systems in order to track progress toward full implementation of the act.(b) State agencies are authorized to adopt rules and regulations to implement this act.History: L. 2011, ch. 102, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 12 - Minimum Wage And Maximum Hours|44-1201 Short title.

44-1201. Short title. On and after January 1, 1978, K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as "the minimum wage and maximum hours law."History: L. 1977, ch. 179, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 12 - Minimum Wage And Maximum Hours|44-1202 Minimum wage and maximum hours law; definitions.

44-1202. Minimum wage and maximum hours law; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, and amendments thereto, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) "Secretary" means the secretary of labor.(b) "Wage" means compensation due to an employee by reason of the employee's employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value, subject to such allowances as may be permitted by regulations of the secretary under K.S.A. 44-1207, and amendments thereto.(c) "Employ" means to suffer or permit to work.(d) "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee, but shall not include any employer who is subject to the provisions of the fair labor standards act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.) and any other acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.(e) "Employee" means any individual employed by an employer, but shall not include: (1) Any individual employed in agriculture; (2) any individual employed in domestic service in or about a private home; (3) any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity or in the capacity of an outside commission paid salesman, as such terms are defined and delimited by rules and regulations of the secretary; (4) any individual employed by the United States; (5) any individual who renders service gratuitously for a nonprofit organization as such terms are defined by rules and regulations of the secretary; (6) persons eighteen years of age or less employed for any purpose on an occasional or part-time basis; or (7) any individual employed by a unified school district in an executive, administrative or professional capacity, if the individual is engaged in such capacity 50% or more of the hours during which the individual is so employed.(f) "Occupation" means employment in any service, trade, business, industry or other gainful employment.(g) "Gratuity" means voluntary monetary contribution received by an employee from a guest, patron or customer for services rendered.(h) "Occasional or part-time basis" means any employee working less than 40 hours per week and, for the purposes of this definition, students 18 years of age and under working between academic terms shall be considered part-time employees regardless of the number of hours worked.History: L. 1977, ch. 179, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 162, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 175, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 84; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 12 - Minimum Wage And Maximum Hours|44-1203 Same; minimum wage; computation; applicability of section.

44-1203. Same; minimum wage; computation; applicability of section. (a) Except as otherwise provided in the minimum wage and maximum hours law, every employer shall pay to each employee wages at a rate as follows:(1) Prior to January 1, 2010, employee wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $2.65 an hour; and(2) on and after January 1, 2010, employee wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $7.25 an hour.(b) In calculating such minimum wage rate, an employer may include tips and gratuities received by an employee if such tips and gratuities have customarily constituted part of the remuneration of the employee and if the employee concerned actually received and retained such tips and gratuities. For employees receiving tips and gratuities, the employer shall pay a minimum wage of at least $2.13 an hour. If when combined with the minimum wage rate prescribed in this subsection the amount of the employee's tips and gratuities are:(1) At least equal to $7.25 an hour, no further payment is required by the employer; or(2) less than $7.25 an hour, the employer must pay the employee the difference between $7.25 an hour and the actual hourly amount received by the employee determined by combining the amount of tips and gratuities received by the employee with the minimum wage prescribed by this subsection paid by the employer.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employers and employees who are covered under the provisions of the federal fair labor standards act (29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.), and any other acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.History: L. 1977, ch. 179, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 175, § 2; L. 2009, ch. 115, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 12 - Minimum Wage And Maximum Hours|44-1204 Same; overtime compensation; exceptions.

44-1204. Same; overtime compensation; exceptions. (a) On and after January 1, 1978, no employer shall employ any employee for a workweek longer than 46 hours, unless such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 46 hours in a workweek at a rate of not less than 11/2 times the hourly wage rate at which such employee is regularly employed.(b) No employer shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the employment of any employee who is covered by this section, who is engaged in the public or private delivery of emergency medical services as an emergency medical service provider as defined by K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, or who is engaged in fire protection or law enforcement activities, including any member of the security personnel in any correctional institution, and who is paid compensation at a rate of not less than 11/2 times the regular rate at which such employee is employed:(1) In any work period of 28 consecutive days in which such employee works for tours of duty that in the aggregate exceed 258 hours; or(2) in the case of any such employee to whom a work period of at least seven but less than 28 days applies, in any such work period in which such employee works for tours of duty that in the aggregate exceed a number of hours that bear the same ratio to the number of consecutive days in such work period as 258 hours bears to 28 days.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the employment of:(1) Any employee who is covered under the provisions of section 7 of the fair labor standards act of 1938 as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. § 207, and as amended by the fair labor standards amendments of 1974, and amendments thereto; or(2) any employee who is primarily engaged in selling motor vehicles, as defined in K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, for a non-manufacturing employer primarily engaged in the business of selling such vehicles to ultimate purchasers;(3) any person who is sentenced to the custody of the secretary of corrections and any person serving a sentence in a county jail.(d) For the purposes of this section, the agreement or practice by employees engaged in fire protection or law enforcement activities of substituting for one another on regularly scheduled tours of duty, or a part thereof, shall be deemed to have no effect on hours of work if:(1) The substituting is done voluntarily by the employees and not at the behest of the employer;(2) the reason for substituting is due not to the employer's business practice but to the employee's desire or need to attend to a personal matter;(3) a record is maintained by the employer of all time substituted by the employer's employees; and(4) the period during which time is substituted and paid back does not exceed 12 months.History: L. 1977, ch. 179, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 162, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 16; L. 2013, ch. 92, § 5; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 11; June 6.