§ 21-1-604. Civil liability — Definition
(a) A public employee who alleges a violation of this subchapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief or actual damages, or both, within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this subchapter. (b) An action commenced under this section may be brought in the circuit […]
§ 21-1-605. Remedies
(a) A court in rendering judgment under this subchapter may order any or all of the following remedies: (1) An injunction to restrain continued violation of the provisions of this subchapter; (2) The reinstatement of the public employee to the same position held before the adverse action or to an equivalent position; (3) The reinstatement […]
§ 21-1-606. Attorney’s fees
(a) A court may order that reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs be awarded to an employer if the court determines that an action brought by a public employee under this subchapter is without basis in law or fact. (b) A public employee shall not be assessed attorney’s fees under this section if, after exercising […]
§ 21-1-607. Protection of confidentiality
(a) This subchapter shall not be construed to permit a disclosure which would diminish or impair the rights of any person or any public official to the continued protection of confidentiality of records or working papers where a statute or the common law provides for protection. (b) (1) All materials and documentation, including without limitation […]
§ 21-1-608. Notification of rights
(a) A public employer shall use appropriate means to notify its public employees of their protection and obligations under this subchapter. (b) (1) A public employer shall post in a conspicuous place a printed sign at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8½” x 11″) in size that: (A) Informs a public employee […]
§ 21-1-610. Reward to state employee when communication of waste or violation results in savings of state funds — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “State employee” means a person who performs a full-time or part-time service for wages, salary, or other remuneration for a state employer; and (2) “State employer” means: (A) An agency, department, board, commission, division, office, bureau, council, authority, or other instrumentality of the State of Arkansas, including without […]
§ 21-1-701. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Employee” means a person regularly appointed or employed in a position of state service by a state agency for which: (i) He or she is compensated on a full-time basis or on a pro rata basis; and (ii) A class title and pay grade are established in the […]
§ 21-1-702. Grievances
(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a procedure for the filing, hearing, adjudication, and appeal of grievances by state agencies. (b) (1) An employee of a state agency may file a grievance under this subchapter if his or her termination or suspension from employment was inconsistent with the terminating or suspending state agency’s […]
§ 21-1-407. Employment by state agency
A person whose spouse is elected to a constitutional office may be employed by a state agency without the approval of the employment required by § 21-1-402(b) if the person’s entry salary does not exceed the amount prescribed by Level 4 of Grade 13 of the state compensation plan found in § 21-5-209.
§ 21-1-408. Investigation of violations
(a) The Arkansas Ethics Commission is authorized to investigate any complaints or allegations of violations of the provisions of this subchapter and to make findings thereon. (b) In the investigation of such matters, the commission is specifically given all authority and powers as granted to it under the provisions of §§ 7-6-217 and 7-6-218.