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Welcome to the Kansas Department of Labor site. Our mission is to advance the economic well-being of all Kansans through responsive workforce services.

Lana Gordon,
Secretary

News and Alerts

• April 2013 Labor Report
  The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined from 5.8 to 5.3 percent, while the smooth seasonally adjusted number saw a slight decline from 5.6 to 5.5 percent. KDOL processed 13,187 initial claims for unemployment benefits in April, down from 15,069 initial claims in March and down from 14,701 last year. Read the entire report. (5/16/2013)
  
  
• Are you a school employee or employer?
  Check out the new KDOL webpage that talks about Reasonable Assurance. Information for employers can be found here. Information for school employees can be found here.
  
  
• KDOL and Commerce Presenting Best Practices at Region V Dislocated Worker/Trade Roundtable
  The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) Secretary, Lana Gordon and Department of Labor and Commerce Deputy Secretary, Michael Copeland will give opening remarks at the Region V Roundtable. Read the release (05/02/2013)
  
  
• Legislation Gives KDOL Power to Continue Crackdown on Unemployment Fraud
  House Bill 2105 contains several provisions that will enable the Kansas Department of Labor to better investigate unemployment fraud and will provide harsher penalties for fraud and abuse. Read the release. (04/16/13)
  
  
• KDOL Work Comp Launches New Legal Research Tool
  KDOL has launched a new page on the KDOL Workers Compensation webpage called Recent Board Decisions. This new page will aid attorneys, insurers, employers and others to quickly find those decisions that have been recently handed down. Read the Release (04/12/2013)


• Sequestration Reduces EUC Benefits
  The Budget Control Act signed by the President has directed across-the-board budget cuts to many federal programs, including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program. Read the release. (3/14/13)
  
  
• Unemployment Insurance Reference Guide Now Available
  Initial Claims Declined from 2010 to 2011
  The KDOL Unemployment Insurance Reference Guide 2002-2011 is now available, with detailed information about the Kansas unemployment insurance program. The Guide is available at: klic.dol.ks.gov. Read the release.  (2/8/13)
  
  
• 2011 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Now Available
  Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses increased in the private sector to an incidence rate of 3.9 total recordable cses per 100 equivalent full-time workers in Kansas, up from 3.7 cases in 2010. Read the release. View the entire survey.
  
  
• Workers Compensation Publishes Updates for EDI Migration to Release 3 Standards:
  Release 3 Trading Partner Documents, the Release 3 Implementation Guide and tables, and updated Release 3 Tiered Implementation Schedule. (2/1/13)
  
  
• Department of Labor Cracks Down on Delinquent Debts
  KDOL has initiated a new program to help collect delinquent debts owed to the agency caused by unemployment insurance fraud. Through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), the Department may recover more than $27 million from debtors' federal income tax refunds. Read the release. (1/29/13)
  
  
• Now Available: SIDES and SIDES E-Response
  The State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) and SIDES E-Response allow companies to electronically respond to UI information requests from KDOL. This eliminates delays caused by mailing the documents. Sign-up on your Employer Login page. Learn more about SIDES and SIDES E-Response here.
  
  
• Questions about an overpayment debt being sent for offset? Read the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) FAQs or call the Benefit Payment Control unit at (785) 296-3609.