Update to Arkansas Minimum Wage Notice Effective January 1, 2019! 2019 Arkansas Minimum Wage Peel ‘N Post™ Arkansas All-On-One Labor Law Poster™ What’s new? On November 6, 2018, Arkansas voters approved a ballot initiative to increase the state minimum wage starting in 2019. The Arkansas Minimum Wage Notice (a.k.a. the Arkansas Department of Labor Notice Read more
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 Read more
The Arkansas Minimum Wage Increase Initiative Is On Its Way – This fall, Arkansas voters will have the choice to increase the state minimum wage to $11.00 per hour by 2021. The Arkansas Secretary of State announced on August 16 that petitioners had raised more than 84,000 valid signatures in support of adding the measure Read more
With the passage of SB 37 during the 2017 legislative session, Arkansas joined Ohio and more than a dozen other states in widening the expanse of concealed carry rights for employees. Effective July 31, 2017, private employers in Arkansas can no longer prohibit or prevent covered employees from storing a handgun within the employee’s own Read more
The Arkansas Department of Labor has released an updated Notice to Employer and Employee. The posting includes an updated child labor section that reflects a recent amendment to the Arkansas Code (AR HB 1116) allowing 17-year-olds to work a greater number of hours per day and per week and overnight hours any day of the Read more
Arkansas Minimum Wage Arkansas is one of four states where voters recently approved a statewide minimum wage rate increase that will be phased in over the next few years. The minimum wage will increase to $7.50 per hour on January 1, 2015, $8.00 per hour on January 1, 2016, and $8.50 per hour on January Read more
Arkansas has passed a new law requiring private clubs permitted to sell or dispense alcohol beverages, beer, or wine for on-premises consumption to post alcohol-related warning signs. The required warning sign is intended to educate the public concerning the risk of birth defects from drinking alcohol beverages during pregnancy. Signs must be posted in English Read more
