SMITH v. KANSAS ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER, P.A.

No. 109,084.

316 P.3d 790 (2013)

49 Kan. App. 2d 812

Lana SMITH, Appellant, v. KANSAS ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER, P.A., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

December 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Lawing , of Wichita, for appellant.

Boyd A. Byers and Amelia G. Yowell , of Foulston Siefkin LLP, of Wichita, for appellee.

Before MALONE, C.J., LEBEN and ARNOLD-BURGER, JJ.


LEBEN, J.

In 2007, Lana Smith began work as a physical therapist for a Wichita medical practice. After she left its employment, she sued for bonuses she said were owed to her. Smith said that the practice's business manager promised her a minimum $10,000 per year bonus before she began work.

But Smith's employment agreement also clearly provided that she was an at-will employee, something she has not contested, and the compensation of at-will employees may...

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