(a) (1) The Workers’ Compensation Commission shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the Governor for terms of six (6) years who shall devote their entire time to the duties of the commission and shall administer the provisions of this chapter. (2) One (1) member shall be an attorney who has at least five […]
(a) The members shall give bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state for the faithful performance of their duties. (b) The bond shall be approved by the Governor and kept on file in the office of the Secretary of State. (c) […]
(a) The Governor may, at any time, remove any member of the Workers’ Compensation Commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving him or her in advance a copy of the charges preferred and an opportunity of being publicly heard, in person or by counsel, upon not less than ten (10) days’ […]
(a) Members of the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall be considered as officers and shall take the oath prescribed by the Arkansas Constitution and the laws of Arkansas. (b) (1) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and vacancies shall not impair the right of the remaining members to […]
(a) (1) For the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter, the Workers’ Compensation Commission is authorized: (A) To make such rules may be found necessary; (B) To appoint and fix the compensation of temporary technical assistants and medical and legal advisers and to appoint and to fix the compensation of clerical assistants and […]
Any member or employee of the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall be entitled to receive his or her necessary traveling expenses actually incurred and for subsistence while traveling on official business and away from his or her designated station. The expenses shall be certified by the person who incurred them and shall be allowed and paid […]
(a) In addition to its other duties and powers, the Workers’ Compensation Commission is given and granted full power and authority: (1) To hear and determine all claims for compensation, including claims based upon injuries which occurred outside the State of Arkansas for which compensation is payable under this chapter; (2) To require and order […]
On or before the first day of the regular session of the General Assembly, the Workers’ Compensation Commission under the authority of at least two (2) of its members shall make to the Governor and to the General Assembly a report of the administration of this chapter for the preceding biennial period, together with such […]
(a) The Workers’ Compensation Commission shall publish annually, on an aggregate basis, information pertaining to the distribution of workers’ compensation insurance premiums, losses, expenses, and net income to be compiled from reports required to be filed with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing pursuant to § 23-63-216, as amended, or any similar […]
(a) (1) The Workers’ Compensation Commission is hereby authorized to fund financial obligations of the Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund through the purchase of structured annuity contracts. Provided, the commission shall purchase such annuity contracts only when the commission determines that it is financially advantageous to the trust fund involved. (2) Structured annuity […]
