Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 75-4326 (2026)

Existing rights of public employer not affected

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75-4326. Existing rights of public employer not affected. Nothing in this act is intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of a public employer to:

(a) Direct the work of its employees;

(b) Hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign and retain employees in positions within the public agency;

(c) Suspend or discharge employees for proper cause;

(d) Maintain the efficiency of governmental operation;

(e) Relieve employees from duties because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons;

(f) Take actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the agency in emergencies; and

(g) Determine the methods, means and personnel by which operations are to be carried on.

History: L. 1971, ch. 264, § 6; March 1, 1972.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1983–2008 · leading case: Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Pittsburg State Univ. Chapter, 667 P.2d 306 (Kan. 1983).
Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Pittsburg State Univ. Chapter, 667 P.2d 306 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 33× “" The public employer, however, is assured by K.S.A. 75-4326 that: "Nothing in this act is intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of a public employer to: "( a ) Direct the work of its employees; "( b ) Hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign and retain employees…”
Kansas City, Kansas Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 4 v. City of Kansas City, 620 F. Supp. 752 (D. Kan. 1984). · cites it 5× “This already narrow scope is further confined by K.S.A. 75-4326, which provides that “[njothing in this Act is intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of a public employer to: .”
Pittsburg State Univ. v. Kansas Bd. of Regents, 122 P.3d 336 (Kan. 2005). · cites it 5× “; [or] (3) public employer rights defined in K.S.A. 75-4326 . . . .” K.S.A. 75-4330(a); see K.”
Amalgamated Transit Union Int'l, Afl-Cio v. Raymond J. Donovan, Sec'y of Labor, 767 F.2d 939 (D.C. Cir. 1985). “1984); Kan.Stat.Ann. § 75-4326 (1984); Minn. Stat.”
Guss v. Fort Hays State Univ., 173 P.3d 1159 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “The University also cites to K.S.A. 75-4326(a) of PEERA, which states that nothing in the act is meant to affect the existing rights of a public employer to “[d]irect the work of its employees.”
Kansas Ass'n of Pub. Employees v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 778 P.2d 377 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “ope the modification of existing rights of public employers to direct work; to hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign, or retain; to suspend, discharge, or relieve employees; to maintain operating efficiency; to take such actions as may be necessary to carry out the agency's…”
— K.S.A. § 75-4326(a) — 1 case
Guss v. Fort Hays State Univ., 173 P.3d 1159 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “The University also cites to K.S.A. 75-4326(a) of PEERA, which states that nothing in the act is meant to affect the existing rights of a public employer to “[d]irect the work of its employees.”
— K.S.A. § 75-4326(c) — 2 cases
Kansas City, Kansas Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 4 v. City of Kansas City, 620 F. Supp. 752 (D. Kan. 1984). “This already narrow scope is further confined by K.S.A. 75-4326, which provides that “[njothing in this Act is intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of a public employer to: .”
Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Pittsburg State Univ. Chapter, 667 P.2d 306 (Kan. 1983). “" The public employer, however, is assured by K.S.A. 75-4326 that: "Nothing in this act is intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of a public employer to: "( a ) Direct the work of its employees; "( b ) Hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign and retain employees…”
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