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. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Minimum-wage law for women unconstitutional restricting right of contract. Topeka Laundry Co., v. Court of Industrial Relations, 119 Kan. 12, 22, 237 P. 1041. 2. No liability under act until labor commissioner prescribes standard of conditions of labor. Thoman v. Farmers & Bankers Life Ins. Co., 155 Kan. 806, 809, 810, 130 P.2d 551. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026