Kansas Employment and Labor Law Updates 2021


December

Coronavirus Vaccine Requirement Exceptions

Bill

House Bill 2001

Summary

Requires employers who impose COVID-19 vaccine requirements to allow medical and religious exemptions; provides for waiver requests; authorizes a complaint and investigation process with the secretary of labor for violations related to exemptions, enforcement actions by the attorney general and civil penalties to be imposed by a court for such violations.

Enacted

12/09/2021

Effective Date

Topics

Administrative; Civil_action; Civil_penalty; Fines; Covid; Accommodation; Medical_exemption; Religious_exemption; Retaliation; Unemployment


November

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


October

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


September

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


August

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


July

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


June

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


May

Senior Care Task Force

Bill

House Bill 2114

Summary

Concerns the legislature; establishes the state senior care task force; prescribes topics of study, membership, meeting requirements, records, and reports.

Enacted

05/03/2021

Effective Date

Topics

Mandatory_reporting


Provisions of the Employment Security Law

Bill

House Bill 2196

Summary

Makes and concerning appropriations for the fiscal years ending certain dates; authorizes certain transfers and imposing certain limitations; establishes a new crime of unemployment insurance fraud with an enhanced penalty.

Enacted

05/03/2021

Effective Date

Topics

Unemployment


April

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


March

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


February

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.


January

There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.