Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-32-4 - Discrimination against married women
(a) The
commission has determined that an employer's rule which forbids or restricts
the employment of married women and which is not applicable to married men is a
discrimination based on sex prohibited by the Kansas act against
discrimination. It does not seem to us relevant that the rule is not directed
against all females, but only against married females, for so long as sex is a
factor in the application of the rule, such application involves a
discrimination based on sex. This rule also applies to unmarried women who
happen to be mothers for example; in many instances women who have small
children in the home are denied employment. Such discrimination usually takes
place at the initial employer's screening process through the asking of such
questions as "How old are your children? How many children do you have? What
are your plans for providing care for your children?"
(b) An employed woman should not have her
employment terminated when she marries a man who works for the same business or
institution by whom she is employed. At the same time, a woman should not be
denied employment by an employer due to rules against nepotism if she is
otherwise qualified to perform the required work.
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