11-4-205. Right of collective bargaining not affected.

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11-4-205. Right of collective bargaining not affected.

11-4-205. Right of collective bargaining not affected. Nothing in this subchapter, including the provisions of § 11-4-218(b), shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employers and employees to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other conditions of work.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 11-4-205

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11-4-218. Employee's remedies.

11-4-218. Employee's remedies. (a)(1) Any employer who pays any employee less than the minimum wages, including overtime compensation or compensatory time off as provided by this subchapter, to which the employee is entitled under or by virtue of this subchapter shall: (A) Pay any applicable civil penalties; and (B) Be liable to the employee affected for: (i) The full amount of the wages, less any amount actually paid to the employee by the employer; and (ii) Costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. (2) The employee may be awarded an additional amount up to, but not greater than, the amount under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section to be paid as liquidated damages if the employee proves the violation was willful. (b) Any agreement between the employee and employer to work for less than minimum wages shall be no defense to the action. (c) The venue of the action shall lie in the circuit court of any county in which the services that are the subject of the employment were performed. (d)(1) The Director of the Division of Labor shall have the authority to fully enforce this subchapter by instituting legal action to recover any wages that he or she determines to be due to employees under this subchapter. (2) No legal action shall be brought by the director until after notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and entry of a final administrative order. (3)(A) Following any appeals taken pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the director shall be entitled to enforce his or her final administrative order in any court of competent jurisdiction without paying costs or giving bond for costs. (B) The director's fin

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 11-4-218

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