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.
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
44-1205 Same; discrimination in payment of wages within establishment between sexes prohibited; exceptions.
44-1205. Same; discrimination in payment of wages within establishment between sexes prohibited; exceptions. On and after January 1, 1978, no employer having employees of both sexes shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate […]
44-1206 Same; authority of secretary of human resources to enter and inspect places of business upon complaint.
44-1206. Same; authority of secretary of human resources to enter and inspect places of business upon complaint. Only upon receipt of a written complaint from an employee who alleges to have been aggrieved under the provisions of this act on or after January 1, 1978, shall the secretary or the authorized representative of the secretary […]
44-1207 Same; rules and regulations to carry out provisions of act; permits for employment of certain workers; advisory committee.
44-1207. Same; rules and regulations to carry out provisions of act; permits for employment of certain workers; advisory committee. (a) On and after January 1, 1978, the secretary shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, to prevent the circumvention or […]
44-1208 Judicial review of secretary’s action.
44-1208. Judicial review of secretary’s action. Any action of the secretary or the secretary’s representatives in administering K.S.A. 44-1201 through 44-1213, and amendments thereto, is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. History: L. 1977, ch. 179, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 65; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 81; […]
44-1209 Recordkeeping requirements; records open to inspection by secretary of human resources.
44-1209. Recordkeeping requirements; records open to inspection by secretary of human resources. On and after January 1, 1978, every employer subject to any provision of K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, or of any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall make and keep, for a period of not less than three (3) years, in or […]
44-1210 Violations; penalties.
44-1210. Violations; penalties. (a) On and after January 1, 1978, any employer who is convicted of violating any provisions of K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, or falsifying any record pertaining thereto shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) On and after January 1, […]
44-1211 Liability of employer for payment of wages and overtime compensation; assignment of wage claim to secretary of human resources; attorney fees and costs.
44-1211. Liability of employer for payment of wages and overtime compensation; assignment of wage claim to secretary of human resources; attorney fees and costs. (a) On and after January 1, 1978, any employer who pays an employee less than the wages and overtime compensation to which such employee is entitled, under or by virtue of […]
44-1212 Other laws more favorable to employees not affected until specifically superseded.
44-1212. Other laws more favorable to employees not affected until specifically superseded. On and after January 1, 1978, any standards relating to minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime compensation or other working conditions in effect under any other law of this state on the effective date of this act which are more favorable to employees than […]
44-1213 Right of employees to bargain collectively not affected.
44-1213. Right of employees to bargain collectively not affected. Nothing in K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, shall be deemed to interfere with, impede or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers, through representatives of their own choosing, in order to establish wages or other conditions of work in […]