Employment Security Law | Midpage44-701Short title44-702Declaration of state public policy44-703Definitions44-704Benefits; limitations on; notification of claimant's employment to secretary for children and families44-704aExtended benefits44-704bSame; disqualification conditions; suitable work defined44-705Benefit eligibility conditions; procedure regarding refusals of suitable work; notice to claimant; audit process for employer reports of claimant work search and my reemployment plan compliance; notice of such, reporting options44-706Disqualification for benefits, exceptions; examination by secretary; approval of substance abuse program; approval of job skills program44-706aApplication of K.S.A. 44-705, 44-70644-709Claims for benefits; filing; determination of; appeals; appointment of referees; time computation; board of review, membership, qualifications and application process, compensation and duties; procedure; witness fees; judicial review; admissibility and effect of administrative action in separate or subsequent proceeding; appearances; manner of hearings44-709bExceptions to eligibility conditions and disqualification conditions in employment security law; retroactive payment of benefits; duties of secretary of labor; appeal of award or denial of benefits; repayment or benefit offset44-710Employer contributions, payment; rates; charging of benefit payments; employers held harmless for fraud; time computation; pooled fund; reimbursing employers, reports and payments, benefit costs, allocation, group accounts44-710aEmployer contributions; classification of employers; establishment and assignment of annual rates; successor classifications; debt relief for negative rated remployers; publication of contribution amount tables and effective contribution schedules; voluntary contributions; annual certification of Kansas account balance; report to legislative coordinating council; employment security interest assessment fund abolished44-710bRate of contributions, benefit cost rate and benefit liability, notification; review and redetermination; judicial review; periodic notification of benefits charged; federal employers held harmless for fraud; improper payments information review; cessation of federal COVID-19 benefit programs; suspension of state benefits during payment of federal unemployment benefits44-710dGovernmental entities; election, mode of payment; rated governmental employer; rate computation; notice44-710eGovernmental entities; tax levy, use of proceeds; employee benefits contribution fund44-710fCounties to provide coverage for certain district court employees44-710iCommon paymaster; wages actually disbursed by employer44-711Period of liability for contributions; election and termination of employer coverage; exceptions; document copies, fees44-712Employment security fund; loans from pooled money investment board, when44-713Merit awards for certain employees44-713aIn-service training44-714Administration of act; powers and duties of secretary; employees, agents and contractors; reports and records, confidentiality; disclosure of information; witnesses, oaths and subpoenas; state-federal cooperation; fees for document copies44-715Kansas state employment service; officers and employees; appointments; powers and duties44-716Employment security administration fund44-716aSpecial employment security fund; creation; authorized expenditures and transfers44-717Collection of employer payments; penalties and interest, past-due reports and payments; priorities; liens, enforcement; seizure and sale of property; procedure; refunds; cash deposit or bond; liability of officers and stockholders and members and managers of limited liability companies; electronic filing of wage reports, contribution returns and payments; waiver of electronic filing; grace period for certain penalties44-718Protection of rights and benefits; penalties; recoupment of food stamp overissuances; withholding of state income tax from unemployment compensation44-719Penalties for violation of act; repayment of benefits ineligibly received, interest thereon; criminal prosecution44-720Representation in court; prosecutions44-721Nonliability of state44-722Saving clause44-723Operation concurrent with federal act44-724Separability of provisions44-725Contributions and payments in lieu of contributions deductible in computation of Kansas taxable income44-727Title to real property acquired with federal funds44-752Sections K.S.A. 44-704a and 44-713a part of and supplemental to employment security law44-757Short-term compensation program; definitions; rules and regulations; promotion of program; procedures; employer plans, requirements, review and approval; benefits, eligibility and amount; benefit period44-758Lessor employing units and client lessees; liability for contributions on wages for services performed for client lessees; reports and records44-759Administrative rulings; availability of44-760Employment security insurance act for domestic violence survivors; citation44-761Same; definitions44-762Same; curriculum for claimants, implementation and approval44-763Same; benefits not chargeable to employer's accounts44-764Same; supplemental to employment security law44-765Motor vehicle lease agreements; definitions; determination of employment relationship44-766Employers; misclassification of employee; penalty44-767Classification of workers; withholding tax and payroll information; unemployment insurance contributions due; determination of misclassification of worker, collection of income withholding taxes44-768Determination of classification of worker as an employee or independent contractor; circumstances for reasonable basis of classification; imposition of penalties, when44-769Annual report on investigations on misclassification of employees44-770Report on employment refusal based on misconduct44-771Unemployment compensation modernization and improvement council; creation; membership; terms; vacancies; dissolution; compensation; organization; duties and limitations; audit and executive session; staffing; initial report; certain duties of secretary; posting of materials; notifications; strategic staffing plan; rules and regulations; status reports44-772Unemployment insurance program information technology system; development; utilization of technology and features; deadline; extension by legislative coordinating council; inclusion of components, features and program integrity elements specified and defined by unemployment compensation modernization and improvement council; certain duties of secretary; continuing implementation of new program integrity elements; use of cross-check programs; memorandums of understanding; rules and regulations; annual report44-773Tax consequences information for claimants to be provided by secretary44-774Posting of trust fund computations and data by secretary; annual certification memorandum on negative rated employers; submission by secretary to legislature44-775Establishment of my reemployment plan; participation by claimants required; exceptions; extensions of temporary unemployment by secretary; conditions; limitation on total temporary unemployment; duties of secretary of labor and secretary of commerce related to the provision of reemployment services; annual reports; duties of claimants44-777Identity verification for claimants; form; permitted documentation; presentation to and verification by law enforcement officer; presumption of identity; immunity from liability for law enforcement44-704cAdditional benefits payable; shared work program44-776Annual report by secretary concerning the employment security fund; recommendations; expiration of section