Overtime: Kansas
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Jessica L. Skladzien, Kutak Rock LLP
Summary
- Kansas does not follow the federal Fair Labor Standards Act in computing overtime; it has a different standard for calculating when an employee is entitled to overtime compensation. See Overtime.
- Kansas law includes special overtime compensation rules for certain public employees. See Police Officers, Firefighters and EMS Workers.