Leave - Kansas

Jury duty

Kansas law doesn’t require private employers to pay employees on jury duty.

Voting

Kansas law allows employees up to two hours off to vote. Deductions of pay are not allowed. Employer may specify the time off, except during the employee’s lunch period. This time off for voting doesn’t apply if there are two consecutive nonworking hours between the time of opening and the time of closing of the polls.

Leave for domestic violence/sexual assault

Employers may not discriminate or retaliate against employees who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and take leave for certain activities. This means that such employees cannot be terminated for taking up to eight days off per calendar year for certain reasons. These reasons include the following:

• Obtaining or trying to obtain relief including temporary restraining orders or other injunctive relief;
• Seeking medical attention for injuries caused by the violence or assault;
• Obtaining related services from a shelter, program, or crisis center; or
• Making related court appearances.

Employees are to give reasonable notice of the intention to take time off.

Within 48 hours after returning from the time off, employees are to provide documentation, which may include a related police report, court order, or documentation from a medical professional, related advocate, or counselor.

Employees may use any accrued paid leave. If no accrued paid leave is available, the leave is unpaid.

Volunteer emergency workers

No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that the employee performs duties as a volunteer firefighter, volunteer certified emergency medical services attendant, volunteer reserve law enforcement officer, or volunteer part-time law enforcement officer. This does not apply to an employer when the employee is employed by the employer as a full-time firefighter or law enforcement officer.