Kansas Amends its UI Law on Various Topics

Kansas has amended its Employment Security Law as follows:

Contributions. If contributions for a calendar quarter are less than five dollars, payment is not required. Prior law required payment unless contributions were less than one dollar.

Interest. Interest on past due contributions, payments in lieu of contributions and benefit cost payments amounting to less than five dollars will be waived. Prior law waived only interest amounting to less than one dollar.

Contractors and subcontractors. The subsection that provided that a contractor who contracts with a subcontractor becomes an employer who is directly liable for contributions due from the subcontractor unless the contractor requires the subcontractor to provide a bond has been eliminated.

Refunds. The Secretary of Labor will provide refunds or adjustments of amounts that were erroneously collected unless such amounts are less than five dollars. Prior law allowed for refunds of amounts over one dollar.

Electronic filing. This new subsection requires employers with 250 or more employees and third-party administrators with 250 or more client employees to file electronically after June 30, 2008. After June 30, 2009, employers with 100 or more employees and third-party administrators with 100 or more clients must file electronically. After June 30, 2010, employers with 50 or more employees and third-party administrators with 50 or more clients must file electronically. These requirements may be waived by the Secretary if the employer demonstrates a hardship in complying with them.

Open records exceptions. The exceptions to the Open Records Act as it pertains to Sec. 44-706 (“Disqualification of Benefits”) are continued until July 15, 2009. 

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(Submitted Oct. 2, 2008)

Kansas Amends its UI Law on Various Topics Kansas has amended its Employment Security Law as follows Contributions. If contributions for a calendar quarter are less than five dollars, payment is not required. Prior law required payment unless contributions were