Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided April 2, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Dave Kerr State Senator, 34th District State Capitol, Room 120-S Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Kerr:
You request our opinion concerning whether a benefit package for certain state hospital employees who are laid off as a result of the closing of the facilities violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment because those same benefits may not be extended to other state employees who are laid off.
1996 substitute for senate bill no. 388 includes several provisions that apply to state employees laid off from Topeka state hospital and Winfield state hospital and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- James R. Ohse v. Michael HughesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Peterson v. Garvey Elevators, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1993
- Howard Shaw v. State of Oregon Public Employees' Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Jackson Firefighters Association Local 87 v. City Of Jackson, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984