Legal Opinion
A.O. Smith Corp. v. Kansas Department of Human Resources
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided December 9, 2005No. 93,477PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Greene, J.:
This appeal reviews a final action by the Kansas Department of Human Resources (KDHR) concluding that A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) willfully violated the Kansas Wage Payment Act (KWPA), K.S.A. 44-312 et seq., by failing to pay former employees for accrued vacation time. AOS appealed to district court, which affirmed K DPI PCs order to pay the accrued vacation plus interest but reversed KDHR’s imposition of penalty under the statute. We reverse the district court’s reversal of penalty, affirm the KDHR’s final action, and remand with directions.
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