Morton Buildings, Inc. v. Department of Human Resources

Parks, J.:

This is an appeal by the Kansas Department of Human Resources (KDHR). of the district court’s decision granting summary judgment to the plaintiff, Morton Buildings, Inc., (Morton) on its appeal of an administrative decision. KDHR is the statutory assignee of wage claims of two former employees of Morton. K.S.A. 44-324(b). The wage claims were granted by administrative order but denied by the district court on appeal. The issue now presented is whether profit sharing benefits provided by the employer were “earned wages” under K.S.A. 44-315(a).

Theresa Keck was'employed by Morton as a…