On January 1, 2019, 20 states, including the state of Arkansas, are set to increase the minimum wage. Employers are required to pay employees at least the new minimum wage rate and post a notice in the workplace to inform employees of their right to receive the minimum wage. The Arkansas Department of Labor has released the 2019 Arkansas Minimum Wage notice with plenty of time to spare for employers to comply by the new year.
What do employers need to know about the 2019 Arkansas minimum wage?
On November 6, 2018, Arkansas voters passed a ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage. Starting in 2019, the minimum wage will undergo a series of scheduled increases until it reaches $11.00 in 2021. This is the second voter-approved minimum wage increase in less than half a decade. The first, which passed in 2014, raised the state minimum from a starting point of $7.25 (the federal minimum wage rate) to eventually reach $8.50 in 2017.
The Arkansas Department of Labor has updated the Arkansas Minimum Wage Notice (a.k.a. “Notice to Employer and Employee”) with information effective as of January 1, 2019. This mandatory workplace notice provides information on state wage and hour laws, including the minimum wage, as well as the Equal Pay Act, child labor standards, and the Wage Collection Act.
Previously, the notice provided the minimum wage rates for the years 2015 – 2017. These rates have been replaced with the minimum wage rates for 2019 – 2021:
- $9.25 an hour effective January 1, 2019 with an allowance for gratuities not to exceed $6.62 per hour.
- $10.00 an hour effective January 1, 2020 with an allowance for gratuities not to exceed $7.37 per hour.
- $11.00 an hour effective January 1, 2021 with an allowance for gratuities not to exceed $8.37 per hour.
At the bottom of the notice, the previous revision date of 2/26/2015 has been removed and the words “Effective January 1, 2019” have been added. On the CPC version of the 2019 Arkansas Minimum Wage notice, a reference to the code section which informs employers of the requirement to post the notice in the workplace has been added to the bottom of the notice.
The 2019 Arkansas Minimum Wage notice is a mandatory posting for employers with four or more employees. It must be displayed in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the premises wherein any person subject to the minimum wage law is employed (Arkansas Code §11-4-216).
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January 2019 minimum wage products begin shipping on December 3.
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