§ 11-4-210. Minimum wage
(a) (1) Beginning October 1, 2006, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages at the rate of not less than six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) per hour except as otherwise provided in this subchapter. (2) Beginning January 1, 2015, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages […]
§ 11-4-211. Overtime
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and §§ 11-4-210 and 11-4-212, no employer shall employ any of his or her employees for a work week longer than forty (40) hours unless the employee receives compensation for his or her employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than […]
§ 11-4-212. Allowance for gratuities
(a) Every employer of an employee engaged in any occupation in which gratuities have been customarily and usually constituted and have been recognized as a part of remuneration for hiring purposes shall be entitled to an allowance for gratuities as a part of the hourly wage rate provided in § 11-4-210 in an amount of […]
§ 11-4-213. Allowance for furnishing board, lodging, apparel, etc
(a) An employer of an employee engaged in an occupation in which board, lodging, apparel, or other items and services are customarily and regularly furnished to the employee for his or her benefit is entitled to an allowance for the reasonable value of board, lodging, apparel, or other items and services as part of the […]
§ 11-4-214. Temporary special exemptions — Definition
(a) Any person handicapped by lack of skill, age, or physical or mental deficiency or injury in any way that his or her earning capacity is impaired shall be granted a temporary special exemption license or permit authorizing the employment of the person at wages lower than the minimum prescribed in this subchapter until such […]
§ 11-4-215. Learners, apprentices, and full-time students
(a) For any occupation, the Director of the Division of Labor may provide, by rule, after a public hearing at which any person may be heard, for the employment in the occupation of learners, apprentices, and full-time students at wages lower than the minimum wage rate provided in § 11-4-210(b) as he or she may […]
§ 11-4-216. Posting of law
(a) Every employer subject to any provisions of this subchapter or of any rules issued under this subchapter shall keep a summary of this subchapter, approved by the Director of the Division of Labor, and copies of any applicable rules issued under this subchapter, or a summary of the rules approved by the director, posted […]
§ 11-4-201. Title
This subchapter shall be known as the “Minimum Wage Act of the State of Arkansas”.
§ 11-4-202. Policy
It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Arkansas to establish minimum wages for workers in order to safeguard their health, efficiency, and general well-being and to protect them as well as their employers from the effects of serious and unfair competition resulting from wage levels detrimental to their health, efficiency, […]