Kansas Statutes
Article 7 - Employment Security Law
44-761 Same; definitions.

44-761. Same; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly shows otherwise:
(a) "Abuse" means:
(1) Causing or attempting to cause physical harm;
(2) placing another person in fear of imminent physical harm;
(3) causing another person to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threats or duress, or threatening to do so;
(4) engaging in mental abuse, which includes threats, intimidation and acts designed to induce terror;
(5) depriving another person of health care, housing, food or other necessities of life; or
(6) restraining the liberty of another.
(b) "Domestic violence" means abuse committed against an employee or an employee's spouse or dependent child by:
(1) A current or former spouse of the employee;
(2) a person with whom the employee shares parentage of a child in common;
(3) a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the employee;
(4) a person who is related by blood or marriage; or
(5) a person with whom the employee has or had a dating or engagement relationship.
History: L. 2003, ch. 75, § 2; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries

Article 7 - Employment Security Law

44-701 Short title.

44-702 Declaration of state public policy.

44-703 Definitions.

44-704 Benefits; limitations on; notification of claimant's employment to secretary for children and families.

44-704a Extended benefits.

44-704b Same; disqualification conditions; suitable work defined.

44-705 Benefit eligibility conditions; procedure regarding refusals of suitable work; notice to claimant.

44-706 Disqualification for benefits; examination by secretary; substance abuse program, approval of; job skills program, approval.

44-706a Application of 44-705, 44-706.

44-709 Claims for benefits; filing; determination of; appeals; appointment of referees; time computation; board of review, membership, compensation and duties; procedure; witness fees; judicial review; admissibility and effect of administrative actio...

44-710 Employer contributions, payment; rates; charging of benefit payments; employers held harmless for fraud; time computation; pooled fund; reimbursing employers, reports and payments, benefit costs, allocation, group accounts.

44-710a Same; classification of employers; establishment and assignment of annual rates; successor classifications; voluntary contributions; annual certification of Kansas account balance; employment security interest assessment fund, establishment o...

44-710b Rate of contributions, benefit cost rate and benefit liability, notification; review and redetermination; judicial review; periodic notification of benefits charged; federal employers held harmless for fraud; improper payments information rev...

44-710d Governmental entities; election, mode of payment; rated governmental employer; rate computation; notice.

44-710e Governmental entities; tax levy, use of proceeds; employee benefits contribution fund.

44-710f Counties to provide coverage for certain district court employees.

44-710i Common paymaster; wages actually disbursed by employer.

44-711 Period of liability for contributions; election and termination of employer coverage; exceptions; document copies, fees.

44-712 Employment security fund; loans from pooled money investment board, when.

44-713 Merit awards for certain employees.

44-713a In-service training.

44-714 Administration of act; powers and duties of secretary; employees, agents and contractors; reports and records, confidentiality; disclosure of information; witnesses, oaths and subpoenas; state-federal cooperation; fees for document copies.

44-715 Kansas state employment service; officers and employees; appointments; powers and duties.

44-716 Employment security administration fund.

44-716a Special employment security fund; creation; authorized expenditures and transfers.

44-717 Collection of employer payments; penalties and interest, interest assessments, past-due reports and payments; priorities; liens, enforcement; seizure and sale of property; procedure; refunds; cash deposit or bond; liability of officers and sto...

44-718 Protection of rights and benefits; penalties; recoupment of food stamp overissuances; withholding of state income tax from unemployment compensation.

44-719 Penalties for violation of act; repayment of benefits ineligibly received, interest thereon; criminal prosecution.

44-720 Representation in court; prosecutions.

44-721 Nonliability of state.

44-722 Saving clause.

44-723 Operation concurrent with federal act.

44-724 Separability of provisions.

44-725 Contributions and payments in lieu of contributions deductible in computation of Kansas taxable income.

44-727 Title to real property acquired with federal funds.

44-752 Sections 44-704a and 44-713a part of and supplemental to employment security law.

44-757 Short-term compensation program; definitions; rules and regulations; promotion of program; procedures; employer plans, requirements, review and approval; benefits, eligibility and amount; benefit period.

44-758 Lessor employing units and client lessees; liability for contributions on wages for services performed for client lessees; reports and records.

44-759 Administrative rulings; availability of.

44-760 Employment security insurance act for domestic violence survivors; citation.

44-761 Same; definitions.

44-762 Same; curriculum for claimants, implementation and approval.

44-763 Same; benefits not chargeable to employer's accounts.

44-764 Same; supplemental to employment security law.

44-765 Motor vehicle lease agreements; definitions; determination of employment relationship.

44-766 Employers; misclassification of employee; penalty.

44-767 Classification of workers; withholding tax and payroll information; unemployment insurance contributions due; determination of misclassification of worker, collection of income withholding taxes.

44-768 Determination of classification of worker as an employee or independent contractor; circumstances for reasonable basis of classification; imposition of penalties, when.

44-769 Annual report on investigations on misclassification of employees.

44-770 Report on employment refusal based on misconduct.

44-771 Unemployment compensation modernization and improvement council; creation; membership; terms; vacancies; dissolution; compensation; organization; duties and limitations; audit and executive session; staffing; initial report; certain duties of...

44-772 Unemployment insurance program information technology system; development; utilization of technology and features; deadline; inclusion of components, features and program integrity elements specified and defined by unemployment compensation mo...

44-773 Tax consequences information for claimants to be provided by secretary.

44-774 Posting of trust fund computations and data by secretary.

44-775 Establishment of my reemployment plan; duties of secretary of labor and secretary of commerce related to the provision of reemployment services; annual reports; duties of claimants.

44-776 Annual report by secretary concerning the employment security fund; recommendations; expiration of section.

44-777 Identity verification for claimants; form; permitted documentation; presentation to and verification by law enforcement officer; presumption of identity; immunity from liability for law enforcement.