Gonzalez-Centeno v. North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This workers compensation discharge case presents a matter of first impression for the court. A cause of action for retaliatory discharge for exercising rights under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act is well established where the defendant is an employer against which a workers compensation claim has or may be made. William Gonzalez-Centeno, who worked two jobs, filed a workers compensation claim against one employer and sued the other for retaliatory discharge.

There are two issues before this court. The first is whether Gonzalez has a…