There have been many changes in employment law in Kansas recently. Kansas has never been a bastion of employee rights, being among the most conservative in the nation in this regard. However you feel about this, there's no denying it. What is often forgotten is that almost all of us in the workforce are employees, not employers. The only true employers are business owners. You may be a high-level manager but you're still an employee if you don't own the company. I do own my business but still am alarmed at some of the changes in Kansas.
Just recently, teachers in Kansas lost their statutory rights to due process hearings following terminations, a right in place since the 1950's. State civil service employees can now be easily declassified and new hires not have any civil service protections, a significant loss of rights previously held for decades here. The workers compensation laws have been changed making it more difficult for employees to get even minimal benefits in certain instances, the length of time employees can collect unemployment benefits has been shortened pursuant to a new formula based on the unemployment rate, eligibility for same has been made more difficult as well, changes to the Wage Payment Act were made and the Kansas Human Rights Commission has operated under a hiring freeze for a significant amount of time.
These changes clearly illustrate a certain philosophy at work here. It is a matter of opinion whether that is good or bad, but remember most of you are employees and sometimes bad things happen to good employees at work and there may now be less you can do about it, if anything, depending on the facts of your situation. http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
Just recently, teachers in Kansas lost their statutory rights to due process hearings following terminations, a right in place since the 1950's. State civil service employees can now be easily declassified and new hires not have any civil service protections, a significant loss of rights previously held for decades here. The workers compensation laws have been changed making it more difficult for employees to get even minimal benefits in certain instances, the length of time employees can collect unemployment benefits has been shortened pursuant to a new formula based on the unemployment rate, eligibility for same has been made more difficult as well, changes to the Wage Payment Act were made and the Kansas Human Rights Commission has operated under a hiring freeze for a significant amount of time.
These changes clearly illustrate a certain philosophy at work here. It is a matter of opinion whether that is good or bad, but remember most of you are employees and sometimes bad things happen to good employees at work and there may now be less you can do about it, if anything, depending on the facts of your situation. http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
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