KS HB2597

Requires all Kansas employers to provide paid sick leave starting January 1, 2027, with employees earning at least 2 hours of leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours annually

Permits use of sick leave for employee or family member illness, medical appointments, preventive care, domestic abuse/sexual assault situations, public health emergencies, school closures, and bereavement

Allows up to 40 hours of unused sick leave to carry forward to the next year; employers are not required to pay out unused leave upon separation from employment

Requires reinstatement of previously accrued sick leave if an employee is rehired by the same employer within six months of separation

Authorizes employers to require documentation for absences of four or more consecutive workdays but prohibits requiring employees to find replacement coverage as a condition of using leave