11-4-222. Political subdivisions prohibited from requiring more than federal or state requirements from employers — Definitions.

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11-4-222. Political subdivisions prohibited from requiring more than federal or state requirements from employers — Definitions.

11-4-222. Political subdivisions prohibited from requiring more than federal or state requirements from employers — Definitions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Employee” means an individual employed in this state by an employer; (2)(A) “Employer” means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity that does business in this state. (B) However, “employer” does not include a public employer; (3) “Employment benefit” means anything of value that an employee may receive from an employer in addition to wages and salary, including without limitation: (A) Health, disability, retirement, profit-sharing, and death benefits; (B) Group accidental death and dismemberment benefits; (C) Paid or unpaid days off from work for holidays, sick leave, vacation, and personal necessity; and (D) Terms of employment, notice of scheduling, attendance, or leave policies; (4) “Political subdivision” means a county, city, or town in this state; and (5) “Public employer” means the State of Arkansas and each political subdivision of the state. (b) A political subdivision shall not establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to provide to an employee a minimum or living wage rate or employment benefit that exceeds the requirements of federal laws or regulations or state laws or rules.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 11-4-222

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.