State Ex Rel. Ludwick v. Board of Johnson County Comm'rs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an action brought by the State of Kansas on relation of the Secretary of Human Resources to enforce the provisions of the Kansas Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law (K.S.A. 44-1201 et seq.). The named defendants are the Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County and the Johnson County Med-Act agency.

For purposes of this appeal, the facts in the case are undisputed and essentially are as follows; The State of Kansas, acting through its Secretary of Human Resources, took the assignment of certain wage claims for overtime on behalf…