§ 11-5-403. Prohibition of employer’s use of genetic test or information
(a) An employer shall not seek to obtain or use a genetic test or genetic information of the employee or the prospective employee for the purposes of distinguishing between or discriminating against or restricting any right or benefit otherwise due or available to an employee or prospective employee. (b) An employer shall not require a […]
§ 11-5-404. Penalty for violation of § 11-5-403
Any employer who violates the prohibitions of § 11-5-403 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment.
§ 11-5-405. Exclusion for insurers
Notwithstanding any language in this subchapter to the contrary, this subchapter shall not apply to an insurer or to an individual or third party dealing with an insurer in the ordinary course of underwriting, conducting, or administering the business of life, disability income, or long-term care insurance, including, but not limited to, actions taken by […]
§ 11-5-501. Microchip implantation of employees — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Employee” means a person who: (A) Is employed by an employer; or (B) Contracts to perform certain work away from an employer’s premises, uses his or her own methods to accomplish the work, and is subject to the control of the employer only as to the results of […]
§ 11-5-116. Break time for expressing breast milk
(a) (1) An employer shall provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her child in order to maintain milk supply and comfort. (2) To the extent possible, the break time required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall run concurrently with any paid or unpaid […]
§ 11-5-301. Purpose
(a) This subchapter provides for the minimum precautions to be taken during any excavation, demolition, transportation of equipment, construction, repair, or operation in the proximity of energized overhead electrical lines. (b) (1) The purposes of this subchapter are to provide for the protection of persons engaged in work of any nature in the vicinity of […]
§ 11-5-302. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Authorized person” means: (A) Employees of an electrical utility company with respect to the electrical system of such a company, and the employees of a transportation system with respect to the electrical circuits of the system; (B) Employees of communication utilities, state, county, or […]
§ 11-5-303. Application of National Electrical Safety Code
The provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code, as adopted by the State of Arkansas, shall apply in the interpretation of this subchapter.
§ 11-5-304. Exceptions
This subchapter does not apply to the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of energized overhead electrical lines and their supporting structures and associated equipment by an authorized electrical person nor to any authorized person engaged in the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical or communications circuits or conductors and their supporting and associated […]
§ 11-5-305. Penalty for violations
(a) Every person, firm, corporation, or association who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and in addition thereof, if the violation results in physical or electrical contact with any energized overhead electrical line or conductor, and […]