Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 44-512 (2026)

Time and manner of compensation payments; notice of certain payments to injured worker's attorney

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44-512. Time and manner of compensation payments; notice of certain payments to injured worker's attorney. (a) Workers compensation payments shall be made at the same time, place and in the same manner as the wages of the worker were payable at the time of the accident, but upon the application of either party the administrative law judge may modify such requirements in a particular case as the administrative law judge deems just, except that:

(1) Payments from the workers compensation fund established by K.S.A. 44-566a, and amendments thereto, shall be made in the manner approved by the commissioner of insurance;

(2) payments from the state workers compensation self-insurance fund established by K.S.A. 44-575, and amendments thereto, shall be made in a manner approved by the secretary of health and environment; and

(3) whenever temporary total disability compensation is to be paid under the workers compensation act, payments shall be made only in cash, by check or in the same manner that the employee is normally compensated for salary or wages, or if the parties agree, by electronic funds transfer or a payment card, and not by any other means, except that any such compensation may be paid by warrant of the director of accounts and reports issued for payment of such compensation from the workers compensation fund or the state workers compensation self-insurance fund under the workers compensation act.

(b) When allowed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a)(1) through (3), if compensation is being paid by electronic funds transfer to the injured worker's account or compensation is being paid by a payment card issued to the injured worker and the injured worker is represented by an attorney, the employer shall notify the injured worker's attorney each time payment is made.

History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 12; L. 1974, ch. 203, § 19; L. 1975, ch. 260, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 264, § 17; L. 1982, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 168, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 286, § 38; L. 1995, ch. 132, § 1; L. 2013, ch. 104, § 10; L. 2024, ch. 27, § 12; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1940–2024 · leading case: Acosta v. Nat'l Beef Packing Co., L.P., 44 P.3d 330 (Kan. 2002).

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Acosta v. Nat'l Beef Packing Co., L.P., 44 P.3d 330 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 3× “On February 4, 1999, in an attempt to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 44-512 (a), a workers compensation statute whose purpose it is to aid workers in enforcing payment of past due awards, the claimant sent a demand to NBP for payment of that *390 part of the award due,…”

Brown v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 608 P.2d 1356 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 2× “2d 1 (1977), an injury occurred before the effective date of the statute in question, K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 44-512( a ). We held the later statute should be applied since the statute was found remedial in character.”

Owen v. Ready Made Bldgs., Inc., 313 P.2d 267 (Kan. 1957). · cites it 2× “This appeal followed and is now here under a specification of error charging that “the district court erred in finding and entering judgment in favor of appellee after trial on the stipulated agreed facts for the reason that said stipulated facts were not sufficient to…”

Griffith v. State High. Comm'n of Kansas, 456 P.2d 21 (Kan. 1969). · cites it 2× “" And further alleged that: "This is a cause of action brought under K.S.A. 44-512 ( a ) which is not applicable by virtue of the above set out statute.”

Lawrence v. Nat. Gas Pipe Line Co., 106 P.2d 685 (Kan. 1940). · cites it 4× “Section 44-512 recites: “The payments shall be made at the same time, place and in the same manner as the wages of the workman were payable at the time of the accident, but the commission upon the application of either party may modify such regulation in a particular case as to…”

Egy v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 661 P.2d 1239 (Kan. Ct. App. 1982). “The Workmen’s Compensation Act calls for the periodic payment of compensation (K.S.A. 44-512) and imposes an interest penalty if there is not just cause or excuse for failure to pay compensation prior to an award (K.”

Hall v. City of Hugoton, 587 P.2d 927 (Kan. Ct. App. 1978). “In claimant’s appeal, the issue is as follows: “Is the Worker’s Compensation fund liable under the provisions of K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 44-512a for failing to pay compensation when due as prescribed in K.”

Lawrence Paper Co. v. Gomez, 897 P.2d 134 (Kan. 1995). “K.S.A. 44-512. In addition, every employer must maintain adequate workers compensation insurance, qualify as a self-insurer, or belong to a qualified group-funded workers compensation pool in order to “secure the payment of compensation” to its injured employees.”

Benavidez v. Isaac (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “That is, the Hall opinion resolved the question: "'Is the Worker's Compensation fund liable under the provisions of K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 44-512a for failing to pay compensation when due as prescribed in K.”

— K.S.A. § 44-512(a) — 3 cases

Acosta v. Nat'l Beef Packing Co., L.P., 44 P.3d 330 (Kan. 2002). “On February 4, 1999, in an attempt to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 44-512 (a), a workers compensation statute whose purpose it is to aid workers in enforcing payment of past due awards, the claimant sent a demand to NBP for payment of that *390 part of the award due,…”

Brown v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 608 P.2d 1356 (Kan. 1980). “2d 1 (1977), an injury occurred before the effective date of the statute in question, K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 44-512( a ). We held the later statute should be applied since the statute was found remedial in character.”

Griffith v. State High. Comm'n of Kansas, 456 P.2d 21 (Kan. 1969). “" And further alleged that: "This is a cause of action brought under K.S.A. 44-512 ( a ) which is not applicable by virtue of the above set out statute.”

— K.S.A. § 44-512(b) — 1 case

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