Kansas Employee Handbook

Jan 8, 2026

When your company hires employees in Kansas, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your Kansas Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

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Kansas Employee Handbook Policies

There are 6 state and local employee handbook policies in Kansas.

Leaves of Absence

Kansas Military Service Leave Policy

You are entitled to 10 days of unpaid active duty leave for Kansas National Guard training. Reinstatement is not required if Employer circumstances make it impossible or unreasonable.

Kansas Domestic Violence Leave Policy

You are entitled to up to eight days of leave per year if you are a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault. This leave may be used to seek medical attention, obtain protective orders, access support services, or attend related court proceedings.

Kansas Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Policy

Employer allows you to take job-protected leave to serve as a volunteer emergency responder.

Kansas Jury Duty Leave Policy

Employer will not fire or demote you if you are called to jury duty.

Kansas Voting Leave Policy

In Kansas, employees are entitled to up to two consecutive hours of paid leave to vote. If the polls are open before or after regular working hours, the leave may be adjusted so that the total available time to vote does not exceed two hours. Employer may specify when the leave is taken but cannot require it to occur during the employee’s regular lunch break.

Privacy

Kansas Electronic Monitoring Policy

Employer reserves the right to monitor its employees’ telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, and internet access or usage by any electronic device or system — including but not limited to the use of computers, telephones, wires, radios, electromagnetic systems, photoelectronic systems, or photo-optical systems on any electronic devices or systems issued to the employee by the employer or on any electronic media accounts maintained by the employer.

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Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Kansas should contain the following federal policies.

  • Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Retaliation Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

  • Prohibited Conduct Policy
  • Violations Reporting Policy
  • Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
  • Weapons Policy
  • Disciplinary Action Policy
  • At-Will Employment
  • Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Policy

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