§ 11-4-611. Action to collect unpaid wages
(a) An employer who violates the provisions of § 11-4-610 shall be liable to the employee or employees affected in the amount of their unpaid wages. (b) (1) Action to recover the wages may be maintained in any court of competent jurisdiction by any one (1) or more employees. (2) Any agreement between the employer […]
§ 11-4-612. Employer to keep records
(a) Every employer subject to §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612 shall keep and maintain records of the salaries and wage rates, job classifications, and other terms and conditions of employment of the persons employed by him or her and the records shall be preserved for a period of three (3) years. (b) The records shall also […]
§ 11-4-304. Judicial review
(a) If either employer or employee shall fail or refuse to accept the findings of the Director of the Division of Labor, then either shall have the right to proceed at law as provided. (b) If the claim is meritorious, and if within the discretion of the director the claimant’s lack of financial ability entitles […]
§ 11-4-305. Enforcement of laborer’s lien
(a) In all cases where the claimant is entitled to a laborer’s lien or a lien on a thing or property worked on, the lien may be enforced as otherwise provided for by law, except that where a sheriff or constable is authorized to take charge of property subject to a lien claim and hold […]
§ 11-4-306. Fees prohibited
The Director of the Division of Labor or any person designated by him or her shall not charge or be permitted to accept any fees or remuneration whatsoever from any person for the performance of any duties under this subchapter.
§ 11-4-401. Payment semimonthly
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, all corporations doing business in this state that employ any salespersons, mechanics, laborers, or other servants for the transaction of business shall pay the wages of the employees no less frequently than semimonthly. (b) Any corporation that shall, through its president or otherwise, violate subsections […]
§ 11-4-402. Discount for advance payment — Payments made in currency
(a) It shall be unlawful for any milling or manufacturing company, or any other person, corporation, or company employing persons to labor for them in the State of Arkansas, to discount the wages of their employees or laborers when payment is made or demanded before the regular paydays more than at the rate of ten […]
§ 11-4-403. Payment by evidence of indebtedness
(a) It shall be unlawful for any corporation, company, firm, or person engaged in any trade or business in this state, either directly or indirectly, to issue, sell, give, or deliver to any person employed by the corporation, company, firm, or person, in payment of wages, whether the wages are earned or not, any scrip, […]
§ 11-4-404. Payment by sale of goods or supplies
(a) If any corporation, company, firm, or person shall coerce or compel or attempt to coerce or compel any employee in its employment to purchase goods or supplies in payment of wages, whether the wages are earned or not, from any corporation, company, firm, or person, the first-named corporation, company, firm, or person shall be […]
§ 11-4-405. Payment on discharge
(a) An employer that discharges an employee is required to pay all wages due by the next regular payday. (b) An employer that fails to make the payment required under subsection (a) of this section within seven (7) days of the next regular payday shall owe the employee double the wages due.