75-5701. Establishment and administration of department; secretary of labor; appointment, confirmation, salary; application of K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby established a department of labor. The department shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary of labor who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in […]
75-5701a. Department and secretary renamed department and secretary of labor; division of employment and training abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred to department and secretary of commerce; continuation of ex officio memberships on commission on disability concerns. (a) The division of employment and training within the department of human resources created by K.S.A. 75-5714, and […]
75-5701b. Successors and continuation of department and secretary of human resources; force and effect of actions performed in exercise of duties; application of documentary references and designations; rules and regulations, orders and directives continued in effect until superseded. (a) Except with respect to the powers, duties, and functions that are transferred by this order to […]
75-5702. Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; compensation; powers, duties and functions; investigations. (a) The secretary of labor may appoint, with the consent of the governor, one public information officer, one or more division directors, one personal secretary and one special assistant, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of labor, […]
75-5705. Division of employment and security, establishment and administration. There is hereby established within and as a part of the department of labor a division of employment security. The secretary of labor shall administer the division of employment security or provide for the administration thereof in the manner the secretary deems necessary. History: L. 1976, […]
75-5708. Division of workers compensation, establishment and administration; director of workers compensation, assistant directors, administrative law judges; appointment, compensation, qualifications; dismissal or suspension of appointees, grounds. (a) There is hereby established within and as a part of the department of labor a division of workers compensation. The division shall be administered, under the supervision of […]
75-5712. Agricultural labor relations board; administration of management functions; rules and regulations. (a) The agricultural labor relations board created by K.S.A. 44-820, and amendments thereto, is attached to and is a part of the department of labor. All budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the agricultural labor relations board shall be administered by or […]
75-5713. Public employee relations board; administration of management functions; rules and regulations. (a) The public employee relations board created by K.S.A. 75-4323, and amendments thereto, is attached to and is a part of the department of labor. All budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the public employee relations board shall be administered by or […]
75-5722. Chief attorney and additional attorneys for department; appointment and salaries. The secretary of labor shall appoint a chief attorney for the department of labor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The chief attorney shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary […]
75-5723. Organization of department. The secretary of labor may organize the department of labor in the manner the secretary deems most efficient, so long as the same is not in conflict with the provisions of law, and the secretary may establish policies governing the transaction of all business of the department and the administration of […]
75-5724. Creation of advisory boards, commissions or committees within department; allowances and expenses of members. The secretary of labor may create advisory boards, commissions or committees with the approval of the governor, and members of any such board, commission or committee shall be appointed by the secretary. Any such advisory board, commission or committee so […]
75-5727. Custody of records, memoranda, writings of departmental transactions. The secretary of labor shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the department of labor. History: L. 1976, ch. 354, § 29; L. 1985, ch. 292, § 14; L. […]
75-5730. Location of offices of secretary and department. The secretary of labor and the department of labor shall have offices and facilities in Topeka and such other locations throughout the state as are necessary. History: L. 1976, ch. 354, § 32; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 132; July 1.
75-5731. Seal of secretary. The secretary of labor shall keep a seal which shall be surrounded by the words “Secretary, Department of Labor of Kansas” which shall be of such diameter and with such device as the governor and the secretary of labor may prescribe, an impression of which shall be filed in the office […]
75-5733. Special projects; acceptance, receipt and expenditure of moneys; special projects fund; personnel, employment and compensation. (a) Whenever any moneys are granted, collected from or given by any person, firm, corporation or association, or by the United States or any department, instrumentality or agency thereof, to the department of labor or to the office of […]
75-5734. Salary of secretary for administration of federal acts and programs. The secretary of labor shall receive as part of the annual salary fixed by the governor pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5701, and amendments thereto, an annual amount for services performed by the secretary with respect to the administration of or the participation by this state […]
75-5740. Accident problems of state; understanding, reduction, prevention; safety education. It shall be the duty of the secretary of labor: To promote better understanding of the accident problem of this state and of state and municipal laws enacted for the purpose of aiding in the solution of the problem; to promote a permanent educational program […]
75-5741. Older Kansans employment programs; design of program; annual report; definition. (a) The secretary of commerce shall establish within the limits of appropriations therefor and in accordance with the provisions of this section the older Kansans employment program. The secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with nonprofit agencies or organizations or public […]
75-5742. State directory of new hires; collection, deletion, confidentiality and transmission of information. (a) The department of labor is hereby designated as the agency to collect the new hires information required by the personal responsibility and work opportunity act of 1996. The secretary of labor shall contract with the secretary for children and families to […]
75-5743. Same; duty to submit information. (a) All employers and labor organizations doing business in this state shall submit information concerning each new employee to the secretary of labor within 20 business days of the hiring, rehiring or return to work of the newly hired employee or within 20 business days from the date the […]
