Chapter 44 — LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

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44-101. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 1; R.S. 1923, 44-101; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Failure to properly enclose elevator prima facie evidence of negligence. Fowler v. Enzenperger, 77 Kan. 406, 408, 414, 94 P. 995. 2. Purpose of statute is to in…

44-102. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-102; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School F…

44-103. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 3; R.S. 1923, 44-103; L. 1927, ch. 220, § 9; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 157, § 20; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Doc…

44-104. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 4; R.S. 1923, 44-104; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Defense of contributory negligence not excluded by this act. Madison v. Clippinger, 74 Kan. 700, 88 P. 260. Overruled: Caspar v. Lewin, 82 Kan. 604, 109 P. 657.…

44-105. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 5; R.S. 1923, 44-105; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Where noncompliance only contributes among other causes company held liable. Alkire v. Cudahy, 83 Kan. 373, 374, 111 P. 440. 2. Act gives father no rights in ad…

44-106. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 6; R.S. 1923, 44-106; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Violation of duty imposed prima facie sufficient to establish liability. Brick Co. v. Stark, 77 Kan. 648, 95 P. 1047. 2. Evidence showing necessity of guard est…

44-107. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 7; R.S. 1923, 44-107; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Place where old iron is sorted comes within the definition. Caspar v. Lewin, 82 Kan. 604, 109 P. 657. 2. "City waterworks" not within meaning of this section. W…

44-108. History: L. 1903, ch. 356, § 8; R.S. 1923, 44-108; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School F…

44-109. History: L. 1905, ch. 527, § 1; R.S. 1923, 44-109; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 2; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Failure to demur or answer no waiver, when. Howell v. Cement Co., 86 Kan. 450, 452, 121 P. 346. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING …

44-110. History: L. 1905, ch. 527, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-110; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 3; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 191, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…

44-117. Employer not to prevent discharged employee from obtaining employment. Any employer of labor in this state, after having discharged any person from his service, shall not prevent or attempt to prevent by word, sign or writing of any kind whatsoever any such discharged emp…

44-118. Same; penalty. Any employer of labor, his agent or employee, who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be fined for each offense the sum of one hundred dollars and thirty days' imprisonment in the county jail.…

44-119. Same; liability; attorney's fee. Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of the violation of this act, shall be liable to the party injured to an amount equal to three times the sum he may be injured, and such employers of labor shall also be liable for a reasonable …

44-119a. Employer immunity from liability and suit for disclosure of employment information. (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, an employer, or an employer's designee, who discloses information about a current or former employee to a prospective employer of the employee shall …

44-124. History: L. 1972, ch. 330, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 53; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 370, § 104; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

44-125. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Migrant worker" means any person who is a nonresident of Kansas and who is employed temporarily in agriculturally-related work involving seasonal labor …

44-126. Wage payment. Any employer employing migrant workers, or any employee of an employer responsible for the payment of wages to migrant workers, shall make such payments directly to the individual worker and no such payment shall be made to a crew chief. History: L. 1974, ch…

44-127. Crew chief registration; information to state employment service. Any crew chief who brings any migrant worker into the state of Kansas or who is responsible for any migrant worker within the state of Kansas shall register with a local Kansas state employment service offi…

44-128. Availability of information furnished. Any information filed with the local Kansas state employment service office pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 44-127 shall be made available to the public upon request. History: L. 1974, ch. 202, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGIS…

44-129. Violation of act. Any violation of this act shall be a class C misdemeanor. Any crew chief found to be in violation of this act shall cease to operate as a crew chief in this state for a period of two (2) years. History: L. 1974, ch. 202, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGI…

44-130. Employment agreements assigning employee rights in inventions to employer; restrictions; certain provisions void; notice and disclosure. (a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of the employee's righ…

44-131. Discharge of certain employees prohibited. (a) No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that the employee performs duties as a volunteer firefighter, volunteer certified emergency medical service provider, as defined in K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments t…

44-132. Employee status of motor carrier not altered due to deployment, implementation or use of motor carrier safety improvements. (a) The deployment, implementation or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by, or as required by, a motor carrier or such motor carrier's relat…

44-201. History: R.S. 1923, 44-201; L. 1931, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 286, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 186, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1891, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 220, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section not applicable to work done under contract. Billingsley v. Com…

44-202. History: R.S. 1923, 44-202; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 186, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1891, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 220, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. History of section discussed in construing K.S.A. 44-201. States v. Blaser, 138 Kan. 447, 453, 26 P.2d 593. 2. Artic…

44-203. History: L. 1891, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 220, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 157, § 1; R.S. 1923, 44-203; L. 1947, ch. 286, § 2; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 186, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. History of section discussed in construing K.S.A. 44-201. State v. Blaser, 138 Kan. 447, 45…

44-204. History: L. 1891, ch. 114, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-204; L. 1947, ch. 286, § 3; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 186, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in discussing criminal liability under K.S.A. 44-201. State v. Blaser, 138 Kan. 447, 448, 453, 26 P.2d 593. 2. Article analyzed, di…

44-205. History: L. 1891, ch. 114, § 3; R.S. 1923, 44-205; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 186, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in discussing criminal liability under K.S.A. 44-201. State v. Blaser, 138 Kan. 447, 453, 26 P.2d 593. 2. Article analyzed, discussed and construed; priva…

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44-301. History: R.S. 1923, 44-301; L. 1931, ch. 215, § 1; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 204, § 15; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1893, ch. 187, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 165, § 1. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 44-313 et seq. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Liquidated Damages - When …

44-302. History: L. 1893, ch. 187, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-302; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 204, § 15; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1915, ch. 165, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Employee may waive right to penalties, etc., by making settlement. Howell v. Machine Co., 86 Kan. 537, 121 P. 366. …

44-303. History: R.S. 1923, 44-303; Repealed, L. 1931, ch. 215, § 3; May 28. Source or prior law: L. 1893, ch. 187, § 3; L. 1919, ch. 221, § 1; Revised, 1923. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statutory penalties may be valid as liquidating and exemplary damages. Livingston v. Oil Co., 113 Kan…

44-304. History: L. 1893, ch. 187, § 4; R.S. 1923, 44-304; L. 1931, ch. 215, § 2; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 204, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Doc…

44-305. History: L. 1893, ch. 187, § 5; R.S. 1923, 44-305; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 204, § 15; July 1. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 44-313 et seq. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUT…

44-306. History: L. 1893, ch. 187, § 6; R.S. 1923, 44-306; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 204, § 15; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Corporation held liable for wages of employee hired by contractor. Brewer v. Kansas Electric Power Co., 148 Kan. 434, 436, 438, 439, 83 P.2d 103. 2. Constructi…

44-307. History: L. 1911, ch. 219, § 1; R.S. 1923, 44-307; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 203, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Payment by corporations of laborers' wages on leaving employ constitutional. Livingston v. Oil Co., 113 Kan. 702, 704, 216 P. 296. 2. Recovery of wages due held…

44-308. History: L. 1911, ch. 219, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-308; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 203, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Employees' wages to continue at same rate as previous to discharge. Livingston v. Oil Co., 113 Kan. 702, 706, 216 P. 296. 2. Judgment for penalties disallowed, …

44-309. History: L. 1917, ch. 229, § 1; R.S. 1923, 44-309; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 218, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1899, ch. 152, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES…

44-310. History: L. 1917, ch. 229, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-310; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 218, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

44-311. History: L. 1899, ch. 152, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-311; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 218, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

44-312. Preference of wages of employees in insolvency. That whenever a receiver shall be appointed of the estate of any corporation, copartnership, or individual, under the laws of this state, or whenever any corporation, copartnership or individual shall make a general assignme…

44-313. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, limited liability company or other organization, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver…

44-314. Pay periods; payment methods. (a) Every employer shall pay all wages due to the employees of the employer at least once during each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer. (b) The employer may designate the method by which employees recei…

44-315. Separation prior to payday; damages for willful non-payment. (a) Whenever an employer discharges an employee or whenever an employee quits or resigns, the employer shall pay the employee's earned wages not later than the next regular payday upon which he or she would have…

44-316. Payment of undisputed wages; remedies retained. (a) In case of a dispute over the amount of wages due, the employer shall pay, without conditions and no later than the regular payday next following the concession, all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by him to be due, le…

44-317. Liability under subcontracts. Whenever any person responsible pursuant to a contract for the performance of any work has subcontracted the performance of all or any part of such work, such responsible person shall be civilly liable to the employees of the subcontractor fo…

44-318. Deceased employees. In the absence of actual notice of probate proceedings, the employer may pay, upon proper demand, wages due a deceased employee. Any such payment or payments shall be in the following order of preference: Spouse, children eighteen (18) years of age and…