Does my employer have to offer vacation or sick leave?
The law does not require your employer to offer vacation or sick leave. However, many employers provide this as a benefit for their employees.
Employers must abide by workplace laws and requirements defined on both a federal and state level. All workplace laws are enforced by the Kansas Department of Labor Employment Standards Division. Please select from a Workplace Laws and Requirements category below to get more help.
The law does not require your employer to offer vacation or sick leave. However, many employers provide this as a benefit for their employees.
No, unless it is a stated company policy.
Only if your employer has a policy or practice of paying for unused vacation time.
The law does not require your employer to offer holiday pay, but many employers provide this as a benefit for their employees.
Yes
Yes.
Yes.
State law says that overtime is due once an employee has worked 46 hours within a week. Federal law says that overtime is due once an employee has worked 40 hours within a week.
The determining factors involve the amount of annual revenue and interstate commerce of a business.
Contact Federal Wage and Hour at (913) 551-5721 to inquire if federal laws apply to your business.
It depends on whether they are classified as exempt. If they are salaried but not exempt, they are still entitled to overtime. Whether or not a person is exempt depends on what kind of work they do. The information provided by the U.S. Department of Labor explains this in more detail.
Under federal law, overtime is due once an employee has worked 40 hours within a week unless the employee has a written contract that specifies something different.
No.
Yes, if the employer has authorized you to work or accepts the benefit of your work.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Labor website or contact the Federal Wage and Hour Division at (913) 551-5721.
Breaks are not required under state or federal law. However, many employers schedule breaks to boost employee morale and productivity.
Yes, unless you are under the age of 16.
Yes. Kansas is an employment at will state which means your employer can fire you for any non-discriminatory and/or non-retaliatory reason. However, there are some exceptions to this doctrine.
No. Because Kansas is an employment at will state, an employee can quit his/her job without any notice.
Theoretically your employer can make you work 24 hours a day unless you are under the age of 16. If you are under 16 you cannot work more than three hours on a school day and eight hours on a non-school day.
Yes.
An employer must give employees time off for jury duty, but the employee does not have to be paid.
The Kansas minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
The Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour
All employees not covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act must be paid Kansas minimum wage. Contact Federal Wage and Hour at (913) 551-5721 to inquire about whether your company is covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Your employer must pay you at least once a month. Your employer must pay on regular paydays and inform you of paydays in advance.
Unless you work for the federal government, your employer cannot make you participate in direct deposit. However, many employees find it is more convenient to be paid through direct deposit.
Yes, but your employer must still withhold for taxes.
Yes, your employer can change your pay, but they must give you notice before they do it. Your employer can not change your rate of pay retroactively.
Yes, if the employer has authorized you to work or accepts the benefit of your work.
Your employer is not required to put anything on your pay stub. However, if you request it, your employer must provide you with an itemized statement of deductions for each pay period.
The law does not require your employer to offer vacation or sick leave. However, many employers provide this as a benefit for their employees.
The law does not require your employer to offer holiday pay, but many employers provide this as a benefit for their employees.
No, unless it is a stated company policy.
Only if your employer has a policy or practice that employees will be paid for unused vacation time.
The state of Kansas requires work permits for children under the age of 16 who are not enrolled in or attending secondary school.
This depends on the child's age. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, children under 16 can work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when evening hours are extended to 9 p.m. If the employer is not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, the hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. when school is in session. Most employers are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
This also depends on the child's age. Children under 16 can work up to three hours on a school day, 18 hours in a school week, 8 hours on a non-school day, 40 hours on a non-school week. If the employer is not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, the children under 16 may not work more than eight hours in one day, nor more than 40 hours in one week.