{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-44-318","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 44-318","heading":"Deceased employees.","body":"In the absence of actual notice of probate proceedings, the employer may pay, upon proper demand, wages due a deceased employee. Any such payment or payments shall be in the following order of preference: Spouse, children eighteen (18) years of age and over in equal shares, father, mother, sisters and brothers in equal shares, or the person to whom funeral expenses are due.","path":["Chapter 44.—LABOR AND INDUSTRIES","Article 3.—PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch44/044_003_0018.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:16:46Z","sha256":"14d596837762906de7c9b146f90ba0f613d443b2c3e3e0e8d96f17d0e3f497af","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-44-317","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-44-319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}