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. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. 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, 813, 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