Kansas Ass'n of Public Employees v. Public Employee Relations Board

whether the Public Employer-Employee Relations Act (PEERA) applies to the judicial branch and its employees and, if so, whether application of PEERA to the judicial branch violates the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers. The district court decision, finding PEERA applicable and no violation of separation of powers, should be affirmed.

Substantial case law leads to resolution of the first of the two questions raised in the district court and now on appeal.

“When a statute is plain and unambiguous the court must give effect to the intention of the legislature as expressed, rather…