Kansas Statutes 44-1202. Minimum wage and maximum hours law; definitions
As used in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, and amendments thereto, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Secretary” means the secretary of labor.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 44-1202
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(b) “Wage” means compensation due to an employee by reason of the employee’s employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value, subject to such allowances as may be permitted by regulations of the secretary under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-1207, and amendments thereto.
(c) “Employ” means to suffer or permit to work.
(d) “Employer” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee, but shall not include any employer who is subject to the provisions of the fair labor standards act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.) and any other acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(e) “Employee” means any individual employed by an employer, but shall not include: (1) Any individual employed in agriculture; (2) any individual employed in domestic service in or about a private home; (3) any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity or in the capacity of an outside commission paid salesman, as such terms are defined and delimited by rules and regulations of the secretary; (4) any individual employed by the United States; (5) any individual who renders service gratuitously for a nonprofit organization as such terms are defined by rules and regulations of the secretary; (6) persons eighteen years of age or less employed for any purpose on an occasional or part-time basis; or (7) any individual employed by a unified school district in an executive, administrative or professional capacity, if the individual is engaged in such capacity 50% or more of the hours during which the individual is so employed.
(f) “Occupation” means employment in any service, trade, business, industry or other gainful employment.
(g) “Gratuity” means voluntary monetary contribution received by an employee from a guest, patron or customer for services rendered.
(h) “Occasional or part-time basis” means any employee working less than 40 hours per week and, for the purposes of this definition, students 18 years of age and under working between academic terms shall be considered part-time employees regardless of the number of hours worked.