§ 11-2-101. Purpose

The purpose of the Division of Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of Arkansas, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.

§ 11-2-102. Definitions

When used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (A) “Employer” includes every person, firm, corporation, partnership, stock association, agent, manager, representative, foreman, or other person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment, or of any employee. (B) However, this subchapter shall not affect any employer engaged exclusively in farming […]

§ 11-2-103. Exception

This subchapter shall not apply to mines and mining or the mining industry.

§ 11-2-104. Penalties

(a) Any employer or owner who violates or fails or refuses to comply with any provision of this subchapter, any lawful order of the Director of the Division of Labor, or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection with the provisions of this subchapter for which no penalty has been otherwise provided […]

§ 11-2-105. Enforcement

(a) (1) It shall be the duty of the Attorney General and the several prosecuting attorneys, upon request of the Director of the Division of Labor or any of his or her authorized representatives, to prosecute any violation of the law that is the duty of the director to enforce. (2) The director may, upon […]

§ 11-2-107. Appointment of director

(a) The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Division of Labor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. (b) (1) The director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (2) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing. (3) The director shall be a person who, on account […]

§ 11-2-108. Director — Powers and duties generally

In addition to such other duties and powers as may be conferred upon him or her by law, the Director of the Division of Labor shall have the power, jurisdiction, and authority: (1) To enforce all labor laws in the State of Arkansas, the enforcement of which is not otherwise specifically provided for; (2) To […]

§ 11-2-109. Director — Intervention in and arbitration of labor disputes

(a) In addition to such other duties and powers as may be conferred upon him or her by law, the Director of the Division of Labor shall have the power, jurisdiction, and authority: (1) (A) To intervene or authorize his or her representative to intervene in any labor dispute in a strictly conciliatory or mediatory […]

§ 11-2-110. Director — Rulemaking authority

(a) In addition to such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon him or her by law, the Director of the Division of Labor shall have the power to make, modify, and repeal reasonable rules for the prevention of accidents or industrial or occupational diseases in every employment or place of employment and […]

§ 11-2-111. Office — Employees — Location of hearings

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing is authorized to appoint a deputy director, a secretary, the heads of divisions, and such other employees as may be necessary. He or she is authorized to assign them to their duties and recommend to the General Assembly the salaries that are to be fixed […]

§ 11-2-112. Promulgation of rules

(a) Before any rule is adopted, amended, or repealed, there shall be a public hearing thereon, notice of which shall be published at least once and not less than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing in such newspaper as the Director of the Division of Labor may prescribe. (b) (1) All rules and […]

§ 11-2-113. Variation of rule due to difficulties or hardship

(a) If there shall be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule of the Director of the Division of Labor, the director may, after public hearing, make a variation from such requirement if the spirit of the rule and law shall be observed. (b) Any person affected by the rule, or his […]

§ 11-2-114. Judicial review of rules

(a) (1) Any person aggrieved by a rule of the Director of the Division of Labor made pursuant to § 11-2-112 may commence an action in the Pulaski County Circuit Court against the Division of Labor, as defendant, to set aside the rule on the ground that it is unlawful or unreasonable. (2) The action […]

§ 11-2-115. Employer records — Inspection

(a) (1) Every employer or owner shall furnish to the Director of the Division of Labor any information that the director is authorized to require and shall make true and specific answers to all questions, whether submitted orally or in writing, authorized to be put to the employer or owner. (2) (A) Every employer shall […]

§ 11-2-116. Entry and inspection of workplace, etc

(a) The Director of the Division of Labor and his or her authorized representatives shall have the power and authority to enter any place of employment, place of public assembly, or public building for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics relating to the employment of workers and of making inspections for the proper enforcement […]

§ 11-2-117. Safe place of employment — Duties of employer and director

(a) Every employer shall furnish employment that is safe for the employees therein and shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards. The employer shall adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such an employment and place of employment safe and shall do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, […]

§ 11-2-118. Oaths, certifications, subpoenas, etc. — Enforcement by contempt

(a) The Director of the Division of Labor and any officer of the Division of Labor designated by the director, in the performance of any duty or the execution of any power prescribed by law, shall have the power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, […]

§ 11-2-119. False statements made under oath deemed perjury

Any employer or owner who shall knowingly testify falsely, under oath, or shall knowingly make, give, or produce any false statements or false evidence, under oath, to the Director of the Division of Labor or his or her authorized representatives shall be deemed guilty of perjury.

§ 11-2-120. Annual report

(a) The Director of the Division of Labor shall annually, on or before January 1, file with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing a report covering the activities of the Division of Labor, accompanied by recommendations with reference to such changes in the law, applying to and affecting industrial and labor conditions, […]

§ 11-2-121. Agreements with government agencies

(a) The Director of the Division of Labor is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Government and any and all other state governments for assistance and cooperation in enforcing and implementing state and federal laws and projects in fields related to the Division of Labor. (b) (1) The division may accept payment […]