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Commissioners question workplace child policy for health department; some express liability concerns

5745205 · August 26, 2025
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Summary

The commission reviewed a draft policy permitting employees to bring infants to certain county workplaces under written agreements. Several commissioners raised liability and exposure concerns and expressed opposition; staff said the draft came from another county and would be re-examined.

NEOSHO COUNTY, Kan. — County staff presented a draft workplace guideline that would permit certain employees to bring infants to county worksites under detailed consent and caregiver-agreement forms. Several commissioners expressed concern about liability and exposure risk and said they were not comfortable adopting such a policy for the county.

The draft policy was presented as a more thorough version of a practice…

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