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What employers in Kansas must do

Checked November 8, 2026From the agencies that run each program

Short answer

Most employers in Kansas must pay at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour; Kansas doesn’t set a higher one.

Kansas has no state paid family and medical leave insurance program.

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Kansas requirements at a glance

RequirementStatusWhat it means for you
Minimum wageIn effect$7.25 an hour

Pay rules Kansas employers must follow

Paydays
At least once a month on regular paydays set in advance.
Final paycheck, fired
By the next regular payday.
Final paycheck, quit
By the next regular payday.
Meal breaks
No state requirement for adults.
Rest breaks
No state requirement for adults.
Overtime
State law requires overtime after 46 hours in a week, but only for employees the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t cover. Employees it covers get time and a half after 40 hours.
New hire reporting
Within 20 days of hire (state law says 20 business days), to the Kansas New Hire Directory (Kansas Department of Labor)

From the Kansas Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor’s state tables, checked November 8, 2026.

Upcoming Kansas deadlines

No dated Kansas deadlines on file right now. Federal year-end filings still apply.

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Sources

  1. Kansas Department of Labor
  2. State Payday Requirements (last revised January 1, 2023), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (read Nov 7, 2026)
  3. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector (last revised January 1, 2023), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (read Nov 7, 2026)
  4. Minimum Paid Rest Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector (last revised January 1, 2023), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (read Nov 7, 2026)
  5. State Minimum Wage Laws, including premium (overtime) pay after designated hours (updated November 5, 2026), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (read Nov 7, 2026)
  6. Workplace Laws FAQs, Kansas Department of Labor (read Nov 8, 2026)
  7. K.S.A. 44-315, Payment of wages upon termination, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (read Nov 7, 2026)
  8. K.S.A. 44-1204, Overtime (employees not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act), Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (read Nov 8, 2026)
  9. New Hire Reporting, Kansas Department of Labor (read Nov 8, 2026)
  10. K.S.A. 44-314, Payment of wages; regular paydays, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (read Nov 8, 2026)
  11. K.S.A. 44-1202, Definitions (employer excludes those subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act), Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (read Nov 8, 2026)
  12. K.S.A. 75-5743, New hire reporting, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (read Nov 8, 2026)