Wiebe v. Kansas Department of Labor (In re Wiebe)

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ROBERT E. NUGENT, Chief Judge.

Kansas workers compensation law requires that qualifying employers maintain workers compensation insurance coverage with third-party carriers to fund the payment of claims of their employees who are injured on the job.1 Employers who knowingly fail to maintain that insurance are subjected to several forms of liability, including the repayment of any amount that the state workers compensation fund must pay for the medical treatment of their…