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 9  AN ACT concerning wage withholding; amending K.S.A. 44-319 and re-
10    pealing the existing section.
11
12  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13    Section 1.  K.S.A. 44-319 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-
14  319. (a) No employer may withhold, deduct or divert any portion of an
15  employee's wages unless: (1) The employer is required or empowered to
16  do so by state or federal law; (2) the deductions are for medical, surgical
17  or hospital care or service, without financial benefit to the employer, and
18  are openly, clearly and in due course recorded in the employer's books;
19  or (3) the employer has a signed authorization by the employee for de-
20  ductions for a lawful purpose accruing to the benefit of the employee or
21  are permitted by a collective bargaining agreement.
22    (b)  Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the with-
23  holding of amounts authorized in writing by the employee to be contrib-
24  uted by him the employee to charitable organizations; nor shall this section
25  prohibit deductions by check-off of dues to labor organizations or service
26  fees, where such is not otherwise prohibited by law.
27    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 44-319 is hereby repealed.
28    Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
29  publication in the statute book.