§ 11-11-216. Examination for licenses
(a) (1) (A) Before the Director of the Division of Labor issues a license to an applicant for a permanent employment agent’s, permanent agency manager’s, or permanent counselor’s license, the applicant shall be required to successfully complete a written examination prepared by the director. (B) The examination shall establish the competency of the applicant to: […]
§ 11-11-217. License fees
(a) Before a permanent license shall be granted to a license applicant, an applicant shall pay the following annual fee for each license: (1) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for an employment agency; (2) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for an employment agency manager; and (3) Twenty dollars ($20.00) for an employment counselor. (b) Multiple licenses for […]
§ 11-11-218. Temporary licenses
(a) (1) The Director of the Division of Labor shall have authority to issue a temporary license for operation of a private employment agency, which shall be valid for no more than ninety (90) days, upon submission by the applicant for the license of: (A) A properly completed application form furnished and approved by the […]
§ 11-11-219. Renewal of licenses
(a) Every license issued pursuant to this subchapter shall remain in force for one (1) year from the date of issue or until the end of the state’s fiscal year, whichever occurs first, unless the license has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. (b) Applications for renewal of all licenses provided by […]
§ 11-11-201. Title
This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Private Employment Agency Act of 1975”.
§ 11-11-220. Cessation of business by licensee
(a) (1) If an employment agent ceases business operations, the agent shall, as soon as reasonably possible, notify the Division of Labor and shall deliver or forward by mail the agent’s license to the division. Failure to give notice, or failure to deliver such employment agent’s license, shall be a violation of § 11-11-208. (2) […]
§ 11-11-202. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Agency manager” means the individual designated by the employment agency to conduct the general management, administration, and operation of a designated employment agency office. Every employment agency must maintain a licensed agency manager at each of its separate office locations; (2) “Applicant” except when […]
§ 11-11-203. Penalty
(a) The Director of the Division of Labor shall have authority to impose a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for violation of the provisions of this subchapter by an employment agency or its employees or agents. (b) The director shall notify the employment agency in […]
§ 11-11-204. Director and division — Powers and duties
(a) It shall be the duty of the Division of Labor, and it shall have the power, jurisdiction, and authority to administer and enforce the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The Director of the Division of Labor shall have the power, jurisdiction, and authority to issue licenses to employment agencies, agency managers, and counselors and […]
§ 11-11-208. License required — Penalties
(a) No person shall engage in the business of or act as an employment agent, agency manager, or counselor unless he or she first obtains a license from the Division of Labor. (b) (1) (A) Any person who shall engage in the business of or act as an employment agent, agency manager, or counselor without […]