Norris v. Kansas Employment Security Board of Review

Buser, J.:

Patricia Norris appeals the district court’s dismissal of her petition for review of the Kansas Employment Security Board of Review’s (Board) decision denying her request for unemployment benefits. The district court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over Norris’ petition because she failed to file it in a timely manner.

This case requires us to decide whether the time period to file a petition for judicial review from a decision of the Board is solely controlled by the Kansas Employment Security Law (KESL), K.S.A. 44-701 et seq., or whether, and to what extent, the Kansas Judicial…