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

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

Rep. Sean Tarwater, seen during a January 2026 legislative hearing, says a House bill would reverse a 2024 law that provided debt relief for businesses that make extensive use of the state's unemployment trust fund. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)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 s…