§ 11-3-101. Soliciting advertising in name of labor organization
(a) (1) Any person, firm, or corporation soliciting advertising in the State of Arkansas in the name of, on behalf of, or claiming to represent bona fide labor organizations shall, prior to the soliciting thereof, file with the Secretary of State a surety bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned that the […]
§ 11-3-201. Enticing away laborer prohibited — Penalty
(a) If any person shall interfere with, entice away, knowingly employ, or induce a laborer who has contracted with another person for a specified time to leave his or her employer before the expiration of his or her contract without the consent of the employer, then, upon conviction before any justice of the peace or […]
§ 11-3-202. False statements or blacklists to prevent employment prohibited
(a) (1) In this state, every person who shall send or deliver, make or cause to be made for the purpose of being delivered or sent, part with the possession of any paper, letter, or writing, with or without a name signed thereto, sign with a fictitious name, or with any letter, mark, or other […]
§ 11-3-203. Medical examination as condition for employment
(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation, either for himself or herself or in a representative or fiduciary capacity, to require any employee or applicant for employment, as a condition of employment or continued employment, to submit to or take a physical, medical examination, or drug test unless the physical, […]
§ 11-3-204. Providing references to prospective employers
(a) (1) A current or former employer may disclose the following information about a current or former employee’s employment history to a prospective employer of the current or former employee upon receipt of written consent from the current or former employee: (A) Date and duration of employment; (B) Current pay rate and wage history; (C) […]
§ 11-3-205. Private employers — Leave for bone marrow or organ donation — Withholding tax credit
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Bone marrow donor” means a person from whose body bone marrow is taken to be transferred to the body of another person; (2) “Organ” means a human organ that is capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person, including eyes; […]
§ 11-3-206. Copies of employee background checks
Upon the request of an employee or an applicant for employment, an employer that receives background check information regarding an employee or an applicant for employment shall provide a copy of the background check information to the employee or applicant for employment.
§ 11-3-301. Policy
Freedom of organized labor to bargain collectively and freedom of unorganized labor to bargain individually is declared to be the public policy of the state under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 34.
§ 11-3-302. Enforcement
The power and duty to enforce this subchapter is conferred upon and vested in the circuit court of the county in which any person, group of persons, firm, corporation, unincorporated association, labor organization, or representatives thereof who violate this subchapter, or any part hereof, reside or have a place of business or may be found […]
§ 11-3-303. Union affiliation or nonaffiliation not to be condition of employment
No person shall be denied employment because of membership in or affiliation with a labor union, nor shall any person be denied employment because of failure or refusal to join or affiliate with a labor union, nor shall any person, unless he or she shall voluntarily consent in writing to do so, be compelled to […]