EEO - Discrimination: Kansas
Page Contents
- Kansas
- Summary
- Kansas Act Against Discrimination and the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Applicability
- Employers
- Employees
- Protected Classes
- Disability
- Pregnant Women
- Married Women
- Administrative Remedies
- Jury Trial
- Damages
- Notice Posting
- Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
- Equal Work, Equal Pay
- Protection for Victims of Domestic Abuse or Sexual Assault
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Protection for Members of Military
- Remedies
- Protection for Volunteer Emergency Service Providers
- Genetic Testing
- Union Discrimination Prohibited
- Employee Protection Regarding Finances
- Nursing Mothers
- State/Public Employers
- Sexual Harassment
- Sick Leave
- Public Contractors
- Kansas State Civil Service Act
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Prohibition on Height Restrictions
- Employee Protection Regarding Finances
- Future Developments
- Additional Resources
The below content should be reviewed in conjunction with the in-depth federal coverage of this topic provided above.
Authors: Jason Janoski and Alan L. Rupe, Kutak Rock LLP
Summary
- The Kansas Act Against Discrimination (KAAD) applies to more employers than federal antidiscrimination law and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, and ancestry. The KAAD also prohibits genetic testing. See Kansas Act Against Discrimination and the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
- Kansas Human Rights Commission regulations also provide specific employment protection to married and pregnant women. See Kansas Act Against Discrimination and the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
- The Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act (KADEA) prohibits discrimination because of age. See Kansas Act Against Discrimination and the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
- State employers cannot set a height requirement for employment, with limited exceptions. See Prohibition on Height Restrictions.
- State law also prohibits employment practices that discriminate on the basis of military service. See Protection for Members of Military.
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