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KS Stat § 44-616 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-616 Business operations; limitation or cessation, hearings; changing conditions.

44-616. Business operations; limitation or cessation, hearings; changing conditions. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the operation of any such industry, employment, utility, or common carrier willfully to limit or cease operations for the purpose of limiting production or transportation or to affect prices, for the purpose of avoiding any of the provisions of this act, except that any person, firm or corporation so engaged may apply to the secretary of labor for authority to limit or cease operations, stating the reasons thereof the secretary shall hear such application promptly in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, and if such application is found to be in good faith and meritorious, the secretary shall grant authority to limit or cease operations.In all such industries, employments, utilities or common carriers in which operation may be ordinarily affected by changes in season, market conditions, or other reasons or causes inherent in the nature of the business, the secretary may, upon application and after notice to all interested parties, and investigation, as herein provided, make orders fixing rules, regulations and practices to govern the operation of such industries, employments, utilities or common carriers for the purpose of securing the best service to the public consistent with the rights of employers and employees engaged in the operation of such industries, employments, utilities or common carriers.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 16; R.S. 1923, 44-616; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 34; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 142; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 33; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-617 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-617 Violations of act; quitting employment; picketing; intimidation.

44-617. Violations of act; quitting employment; picketing; intimidation. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or for any association of persons, to do or perform any act forbidden, or to fail or refuse to perform any act or duty enjoined by the provisions of this act, or to conspire or confederate with others to do or perform any act forbidden, or to fail or refuse to perform any act or duty enjoined by the provisions of this act, or to induce or intimidate any person, firm or corporation engaged in any of said industries, employments, utilities or common carriers to do any act forbidden, or to fail or refuse to perform any act or duty enjoined by the provisions of this act, for the purpose or with the intent to hinder, delay, limit, or suspend the operation of any of the industries, employments, utilities or common carriers herein specified or indicated, or to delay, limit, or suspend the production or transportation of the products of such industries, or employments, or the service of such utilities or common carriers: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed as restricting the right of any individual employee engaged in the operation of any such industry, employment, public utility, or common carrier to quit his employment at any time, but it shall be unlawful for any such individual employee or other person to conspire with other persons to quit their employment or to induce other persons to quit their employment for the purpose of hindering, delaying, interfering with, or suspending the operation of any of the industries, employments, public utilities, or common carriers governed by the provisions of this act, or for any person to engage in what is known as "picketing," or to intimidate by threats, abuse or in any other manner, any person or persons with intent to induce such person or persons to quit such employment, or for the purpose of deterring or preventing any other person or persons from accepting employment or from remaining in the employ of any of the industries, employments, public utilities, or common carriers governed by the provisions of this act.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 17; Jan. 24; R.S. 1923, 44-617.
KS Stat § 44-618 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-618 Penalties for violating 44-601 to 44-628.

44-618. Penalties for violating 44-601 to 44-628. Any person willfully violating the provisions of this act, or any valid order of the secretary of labor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction of this state shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 18; R.S. 1923, 44-618; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 35; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 34; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-619 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-619 Inducing violation of act or orders; penalty.

44-619. Inducing violation of act or orders; penalty. Any officer of any corporation engaged in any of the industries, employments, utilities or common carriers herein named and specified, or any officer of any labor union or association of persons engaged as workers in any such industry, employment, utility or common carrier, or any employer of labor, coming within the provisions of this act, who shall willfully use the power, authority or influence incident to such person's official position, or position as an employer of others, and by such means shall intentionally influence, impel, or compel any other person to violate any of the provisions of this act, or any valid order of the secretary of labor, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $5,000, or by imprisonment in the custody of the secretary of corrections for a term not to exceed two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 19; R.S. 1923, 44-619; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 36; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 32; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 35; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-620 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-620 Emergency control and operation.

44-620. Emergency control and operation. In case of the suspension, limitation or cessation of the operation of any of the industries, employments, public utilities or common carriers affected by this act, contrary to the provisions hereof, or to the orders of the secretary of labor made hereunder, if it shall appear to the secretary that such suspension, limitation, or cessation shall seriously affect the public welfare by endangering the public peace, or threatening the public health, then the secretary is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take proper proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction of this state to take over, control, direct and operate such industry, employment, public utility or common carrier during such emergency. A fair return and compensation shall be paid to the owners of such industry, employment, public utility or common carrier and also a fair wage to the workers engaged therein, during the time of such operation under the provisions of this section.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 20; R.S. 1923, 44-620; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 37; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 36; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-621 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-621 Controversies between employer and employee; authority of secretary.

44-621. Controversies between employer and employee; authority of secretary. When any controversy shall arise between employer and employee as to wages, hours of employment, or working or living conditions, in any industry not hereinbefore specified, the parties to such controversy may, by mutual agreement, and with the consent of the secretary of labor, refer the same to the secretary for findings and orders. Such agreement of reference shall be in writing, signed by the parties thereto; whereupon the secretary shall proceed to investigate, hear, and determine the controversy as in other cases, and in such case the findings and orders of the secretary as to the controversy shall have the same force and effect as though made in any essential industry as herein provided.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 21; R.S. 1923, 44-621; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 38; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 37; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-622 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-622 Evidence taking; examiner, appointment, qualifications, authority.

44-622. Evidence taking; examiner, appointment, qualifications, authority. The secretary of labor may appoint a person, or persons, having a technical knowledge of bookkeeping, engineering, or other technical subjects involved in any inquiry in which the secretary of labor is engaged, as an examiner for the purpose of taking evidence with relation to such subject. The examiner when appointed shall take an oath to well and faithfully perform the duties imposed upon such examiner, and shall thereafter have the same power to administer oaths, compel the production of evidence, and the attendance of witnesses as the secretary of labor would have if sitting in the same matter. The examiner shall receive such compensation as may be provided by law or as fixed by the secretary.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 22; R.S. 1923, 44-622; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 39; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 38; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-623 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-623 Orders as to minimum or standard wage; accounts pending investigations.

44-623. Orders as to minimum or standard wage; accounts pending investigations. Any order made by the secretary of labor as to a minimum wage or a standard of wages shall be deemed prima facie reasonable and just, and if the minimum wage or standard of wages shall be in excess of the wages theretofore paid in the industry, employment, utility or common carrier, then and in that event the workers affected thereby shall be entitled to receive the minimum wage or standard of wages from the date of the service of summons or publication of notice instituting the investigation, and shall have the right individually, or in case of incorporated unions or associations, or unincorporated unions or associations entitled thereto, collectively, to recover in any court of competent jurisdiction the difference between the wages actually paid and the minimum wage or standard of wages so found and determined by the court in such order.It shall be the duty of all employers affected by the provisions of this act, during the pendency of any investigation brought under this act, or any litigation resulting therefrom, to keep an accurate account of all wages paid to all workers interested in the investigation or proceedings. In the event the order shall fix a wage or standard of wages which is lower than the wages theretofore paid in the industry, employment, utility or common carrier affected, then and in that event the employers shall have the same right to recover in the same manner as provided in this section with reference to the workers.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 23; R.S. 1923, 44-623; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 40; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 39; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-624 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-624 Industrial conditions and relations; investigations, inquiries.

44-624. Industrial conditions and relations; investigations, inquiries. With the consent of the governor, the secretary of labor is hereby authorized and empowered to make, or cause to be made, within this state or elsewhere, such investigations and inquiries as to industrial conditions and relations as may be profitable or necessary for the purpose of becoming familiar with industrial problems such as may arise under the provisions of this act.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 24; R.S. 1923, 44-624; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 41; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 40; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-625 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-625 Effect of act on other rights and remedies.

44-625. Effect of act on other rights and remedies. The rights and remedies given and provided by this act shall be construed to be cumulative of all other laws in force in said state relating to the same matters, and this act shall not be interpreted as a repeal of any other act now existing in said state with reference to the same matters referred to in this act, except where the same may be inconsistent with the provisions of this act.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 25; Jan. 24; R.S. 1923, 44-625.
KS Stat § 44-626 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-626 Construction of 44-601 to 44-628.

44-626. Construction of 44-601 to 44-628. The provisions of this act and all grants of power, authority and jurisdiction herein made to the secretary of labor shall be liberally construed and all incidental powers necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act are hereby expressly granted to and conferred upon the secretary.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 26; R.S. 1923, 44-626; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 42; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 41; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-628 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-628 Partial invalidity of act.

44-628. Partial invalidity of act. If any section or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section or provision, and the act as a whole shall not be declared invalid by reason of the fact that one or more sections or provisions may be found to be invalid by any court.History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 28; Jan. 24; R.S. 1923, 44-628.
KS Stat § 44-631 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-631 Factory, mill and mine inspection.

44-631. Factory, mill and mine inspection. The secretary of labor is hereby given full jurisdiction over and control of factory, workshop and mill inspection, and mine inspection.History: R.S. 1923, 44-631; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 43; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 42; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-634 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-634 Annual reports; duties as to labor and industrial pursuits; enforcement of laws.

44-634. Annual reports; duties as to labor and industrial pursuits; enforcement of laws. It shall be the duty of the secretary of labor to collect, assort, arrange and present in annual reports to the governor, to be transmitted biennially by the governor to the legislature, statistical details relating to all labor and industrial pursuits in the state; to the subjects of cooperation, strikes and other labor difficulties; to trade unions and other labor organizations and their effect upon labor and capital; to other matters relating to the commercial, industrial, social, educational, moral and sanitary conditions prevailing within the state; and the exploitation of such other subjects as will tend to promote the permanent prosperity of the respective industries of the state.It shall also be the duty of the secretary of labor to cause to be enforced all laws regulating the employment of children and minors; all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads, and other places; and all laws enacted for the protection of the working classes now in force or that may hereafter be enacted. In the annual report the secretary of labor shall also give an account of all proceedings which have been taken in accordance with the provisions of this act, or any of the other laws herein referred to, and in addition thereto such remarks, suggestions and recommendations as the secretary of labor may deem necessary for the information of the legislature.History: L. 1898, ch. 34, § 3; R.S. 1923, 44-634; L. 1975, ch. 256, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 44; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 43; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-635 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-635 Interrogatories and testimony; penalty for failure to testify; information deemed confidential; penalty for disclosing.

44-635. Interrogatories and testimony; penalty for failure to testify; information deemed confidential; penalty for disclosing. The secretary of labor is hereby authorized to furnish and deliver a written or printed list of interrogatories to any person, company, or the proper officer of any corporation operating within the state, and require full and complete answers to be made thereto, and returned under oath. The secretary of labor shall have power to take and preserve testimony, to issue subpoenas and administer oaths, and examine witnesses under oath in all matters relating to the duties herein required by the secretary of labor, such testimony to be taken in some suitable place in the vicinity to which the testimony is applicable. Witnesses subpoenaed and testifying before the secretary of labor shall be paid the same fees as witnesses before the district court; such payment to be made from the incidental fund of the secretary of labor.Any person duly subpoenaed under the provisions of this act who shall willfully neglect or refuse to attend, or refuse to answer any question propounded to such person concerning the subject of such examination as provided in this act, or if any person to whom a written or printed list of interrogatories has been furnished by the secretary of labor shall neglect or refuse to answer and return the same under oath, such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon complaint of the secretary of labor before a court of competent jurisdiction, and upon conviction thereof, such person or persons shall be fined in a sum not less than $25 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. No witness shall be compelled to go outside of the county in which such witness resides to testify. In the report of the secretary of labor no use shall be made of the names of individuals, firms or corporations supplying the information called for by this act, unless by written permission, such information being deemed confidential and not for the purpose of disclosing personal affairs; and any officer, agent or employee of the secretary of labor violating this provision shall forfeit a sum not exceeding $500, or be imprisoned not more than one year.History: L. 1898, ch. 34, § 4; R.S. 1923, 44-635; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 45; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 44; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-637 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-637 Definitions.

44-637. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, company, agency, institution or association. (b) "Children" means minor persons under the age of fourteen (14) years. (c) "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years. (d) "Factory" means any premises where steam, water or other mechanical power is used in aid of any manufacturing process. (e) "Workshop" means any premises, room, or place, not being a factory as above defined, wherein any manual labor is being performed, and to which or over which premises, room or place the employer of the person or persons working therein has the right of access or control. (f) "Public works" means any agency of state government and its political subdivisions and municipalities including schools, counties and cities. The exercise of manual labor in a private house, or a private room, by the family dwelling therein, or by any of them, or in case a majority of persons therein employed are members of such family, shall not of itself constitute such house or room a workshop within this definition.History: L. 1898, ch. 34, § 6; R.S. 1923, 44-637; L. 1957, ch. 294, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 161, § 12; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 47; L. 1978, ch. 191, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-638 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-638 Statistics and information by state and municipal officers.

44-638. Statistics and information by state and municipal officers. All state, county, township and city officers are hereby directed to furnish the secretary of labor, upon request, such statistical or other information necessary for the administration of this act.History: L. 1898, ch. 34, § 7; R.S. 1923, 44-638; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 48; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 46; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-639 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-639 State policy as to wages, hours and insanitary conditions.

44-639. State policy as to wages, hours and insanitary conditions. The state of Kansas exercising herewith its police and sovereign powers declares that inadequate wages, long continued hours and insanitary conditions of labor, exercise a pernicious effect on the health and welfare of learners and apprentices, and minors.History: L. 1915, ch. 275, § 1; R.S. 1923, 44-639; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 49; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-640 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-640 Conditions of employment detrimental to health and welfare unlawful.

44-640. Conditions of employment detrimental to health and welfare unlawful. It shall be unlawful to employ learners, apprentices and minors in any industry or occupation within the state of Kansas under conditions of labor detrimental to their health or welfare and it shall be unlawful to employ learners, apprentices and minors in any industry within the state of Kansas at wages which are not adequate for their maintenance and for more hours in any one day than is consonant with their health and welfare, except as hereinafter provided.History: L. 1915, ch. 275, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-640; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 50; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-643 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 6 - Regulation Of Labor And Industry|44-643 Wages, hours and conditions for learners, apprentices and minors.

44-643. Wages, hours and conditions for learners, apprentices and minors. The secretary of labor may establish such standard of wages, hours, and conditions of labor for learners and apprentices, and minors employed within this state as shall be held hereunder to be reasonable and not detrimental to health and welfare. The secretary of labor may establish different minimum hours and standards for each class in an occupation of different localities in the state, when, in the judgment of the secretary of labor the different conditions justify such action.History: L. 1915, ch. 275, § 3; L. 1921, ch. 263, § 3; R.S. 1923, 44-643; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 51; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 47; July 1.