Fort Hays State University v. Fort Hays State University Chapter

Greene, J.:

Fort Hays State University (FHSU) appeals the district court’s order upholding an award of the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) to FHSU’s former employee, Frank Gaskill, in the amount of $12,772.80 in damages as a result of a prohibited practice complaint made by the Fort Hays State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). FHSU principally argues that PERB had no authority to award monetary damages to Gaskill under these circumstances. AAUP cross-appeals, arguing that PERB’s reduction in Gaskill’s damages from the $142,013.62…