K.S.A. § 44-5a07 (2026)
Securing payment of compensation; liability exclusive
44-5a07. Securing payment of compensation; liability exclusive. An employer subject to the provisions of this act shall secure the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this act in any method prescribed by the provisions of section 44-532 of the workmen's compensation law, and such insurance or other security may be separate and distinct from the insurance or other security under the workmen's compensation law. Where the foregoing requirement is complied with the liability of the employer under this act shall be exclusive and in place of any and all other civil liability whatsoever, at common law or otherwise.
History: L. 1953, ch. 246, § 7; July 1.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Employee barred from third-party action against employer for exposure to employer's product causing occupational disease. Tomlinson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 244 Kan. 506, 510, 770 P.2d 833 (1989).