Kansas bill ends annual write-off of employers’ negative balance in unemployment trust fund

Kansas House easily passes bill changing Kansas unemployment insurance system by ending amid months of debate by labor and employer groups.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 467

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas House approved legislation Wednesday altering the Kansas unemployment insurance system by ending the practice of annually writing off employers’ unpaid obligations to the state trust fund.

Rep. Sean Tarwater, a Stilwell Republican and chairman of the House commerce committee, said the state enacted a law in 2024 that led to annual forgiveness of debt owed by employers making extensive use of the trust fund. The idea was to even the ledger …

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