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AR Code § 11-10-315 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-315. Authority to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, etc

 In the discharge of the duties imposed by this chapter, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, the chair of an appeal tribunal, the members of the Board of Review, and any duly authorized representative of any of them shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with disputed claims or the administration of this chapter.
AR Code § 11-10-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-316. Refusal to obey subpoena

 (a) In case of contumacy by or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any court of this state within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, the Board of Review, the chair of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of any of them shall have jurisdiction to issue to the person an order requiring the person to appear before the director, the board, the chair of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of any of them, there to produce evidence if so ordered or there to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question, and any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.  (b)  (1) Any person who shall without just cause fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, if it is in his or her power to do so, in obedience to a subpoena of the director, the board, the chair of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of any of them shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for not longer than sixty (60) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.  (2) Each day that the violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
AR Code § 11-10-317 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-317. Protection against self-incrimination

 (a) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, the Board of Review, the chair of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of any of them or in obedience to the subpoena of any of them in any cause or proceeding before the director, the board, or an appeal tribunal on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him or her may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture.  (b) However, no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he or she is compelled, after having claimed his or her privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that the individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
AR Code § 11-10-318 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-318. Employing unit to keep and report work records

 (a)  (1) Each employing unit shall keep true and accurate work records, for such periods of time and containing such information as the Director of the Division of Workforce Services may prescribe.  (2) The records shall be open to inspection and be subject to being copied by the director or his or her authorized representatives at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary.    (b) The director, the Board of Review, and the chair of any appeal tribunal may require from any employing unit any sworn or unsworn reports, with respect to persons employed by it, which he or she or the board deems necessary for the effective administration of this chapter.
AR Code § 11-10-319 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-319. Representation in court

 (a) Civil Actions. In any civil action to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, the Board of Review, and the state may be represented by any qualified attorney who is employed by the director and is designated by him or her for this purpose or at the director's request by the Attorney General.  (b) Criminal Actions. All criminal actions for violations of any provisions of this chapter, or any rule issued pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General of the state, or by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the violation occurred.
AR Code § 11-10-320 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-320. Employment Security Administration Fund — Creation

 (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Employment Security Administration Fund”.  (b) All money deposited or paid into the Employment Security Administration Fund shall be continuously available to the Director of the Division of Workforce Services for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall not lapse at any time or be transferred to any other fund.  (c) The Employment Security Administration Fund shall consist of any money appropriated by this state in accordance with this chapter; all money received from the United States or any agency thereof; all money received from any agency of the United States or any other state as compensation for services or facilities supplied to the agency; all amounts received pursuant to any surety bond or insurance policy or from other sources for losses sustained by the Employment Security Administration Fund or by reason of damage to property, equipment, or supplies purchased from money in the Employment Security Administration Fund; and all proceeds realized from the sale or disposition of any property, equipment, or supplies which may no longer be necessary for the proper administration of this law.  (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section and §§ 11-10-321 and 11-10-322, all money requisitioned and deposited into the Employment Security Administration Fund pursuant to this chapter shall remain part of the Employment Security Administration Fund and shall be used only in accordance with the conditions specified in this chapter.  (e) The director shall transmit to the Auditor of State all documents and information required by the Auditor of State from which to prepare a register. The Auditor of State is authorized and directed to keep a register in his or her office of all checks and other fiscal transactions of the expenditures from the Employment Security Administration Fund. This information shall be a public record.
AR Code § 11-10-321 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-321. Employment Security Administration Fund — Deposit and disbursement

 (a) All money in the Employment Security Administration Fund shall be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as are provided by law for other special funds in the State Treasury, except that money in the Employment Security Administration Fund shall not be commingled with other state funds but shall be maintained in a separate account on the books of a depository bank.  (b) Disbursements shall be paid out of the Employment Security Administration Fund on requisitions drawn by the Director of the Division of Workforce Services under rules of the director.  (c) All money in the Employment Security Administration Fund, except money received pursuant to the authorization in section 903 of the Social Security Act, shall be expended solely for the purpose and in the amounts found necessary by the United States Secretary of Labor for the proper and efficient administration of the employment security program.
AR Code § 11-10-322 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 3 - Administration and Enforcement|§ 11-10-322. Employment Security Administration Fund — Reimbursement of the fund

 (a) If any money in the Employment Security Administration Fund, paid to this state under Title III of the Social Security Act or the Wagner-Peyser Act, is found by the United States Secretary of Labor, because of any action or contingency, to have been lost or to have been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those found necessary by the United States Secretary of Labor for the proper administration of the employment security program, it is the policy of this state that the money shall be replaced by money appropriated for that purpose by the state to the fund for expenditure as provided in this chapter.  (b) Upon receipt of such a finding by the United States Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services shall promptly report the amount required for the replacement to the Governor, and the Governor shall, at the earliest opportunity, submit to the General Assembly a request for the appropriation of that amount.
AR Code § 11-10-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 4 - Employer Coverage|§ 11-10-401. Period

 Except as provided in § 11-10-403, any employing unit that is or becomes an employer subject to this chapter within any calendar year shall be subject to this chapter during the whole of the calendar year.
AR Code § 11-10-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 4 - Employer Coverage|§ 11-10-402. Termination

 Except as otherwise provided in § 11-10-403, an employing unit may cease to be an employer subject to this chapter in accordance with the rules of the Director of the Division of Workforce Services.
AR Code § 11-10-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 4 - Employer Coverage|§ 11-10-403. Election

 (a)  (1) An employing unit, not otherwise subject to this chapter, which filed with the Director of the Division of Workforce Services its written election to become an employer subject hereto for not less than two (2) calendar years shall, with the written approval of the election by the director, become an employer subject hereto to the same extent as all other employers, as of the date stated in the approval.  (2) That employing unit shall cease to be subject hereto as of January 1 of any calendar year subsequent to two (2) calendar years, only if during January of each year it has filed with the director a written notice to that effect.    (b)  (1) An employing unit, for which services that do not constitute employment, as defined in this chapter, are performed, may file with the director a written election that all services performed by individuals in its employ in one (1) or more distinct establishments or places of business shall be deemed to constitute employment for all the purposes of this chapter for not less than two (2) calendar years.  (2) Upon the written approval of the election by the director, such services shall be deemed to constitute employment subject to this chapter from and after the date stated in the approval.  (3) The services shall cease to be deemed employment subject hereto as of January 1 of any calendar year subsequent to such two (2) calendar years, only if during January of such year the employing unit has filed with the director a written notice to that effect.
AR Code § 11-10-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 4 - Employer Coverage|§ 11-10-404. Nonprofit employers

 (a)  (1)  (A) Any political subdivision of this state may elect to cover under this chapter service performed by employees in all of the hospitals and institutions of higher education, as defined in §§ 11-10-220 and 11-10-221, operated by the political subdivision.  (B) Election is to be made by filing with the Director of the Division of Workforce Services a notice of the election at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the election.    (2) The election shall exclude any services described in § 11-10-210(a)(4).  (3) Any political subdivision electing coverage under this section shall make payments in lieu of contributions with respect to benefits attributable to the employment as provided with respect to nonprofit organizations in § 11-10-713(c) and (f).    (b) The provisions in § 11-10-509 with respect to benefit rights based on service for state and nonprofit institutions of higher education shall be applicable also to service covered by an election under this section.  (c) The amounts required to be paid in lieu of contributions by any political subdivision under this section shall be billed and payment made as provided in § 11-10-713(d) with respect to similar payments of nonprofit organizations.  (d) An election under this section may be terminated by filing with the director written notice not later than thirty (30) days preceding the last day of the calendar year in which the termination is to be effective. The termination becomes effective as of the first day of the next ensuing calendar year with respect to services performed after that date.
AR Code § 11-10-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 4 - Employer Coverage|§ 11-10-405. Contributions liability contingency

 If at any time any of the employments excluded in §§ 11-10-201 — 11-10-226 shall become liable for federal unemployment tax, the employments shall thereupon immediately become liable for contributions under the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 11-10-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-501. Payment

 (a) All benefits provided in this chapter shall be payable from the Unemployment Compensation Fund.  (b) All benefits shall be paid through Division of Workforce Services offices, in accordance with such rules as the Director of the Division of Workforce Services may prescribe.
AR Code § 11-10-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-502. Weekly benefit amount

 (a) For initial claims filed on or after the first day of the calendar quarter following July 22, 2015, an insured worker's weekly benefit amount shall be an amount equal to one-twenty-sixth (1/26) of his or her average wages for insured work paid during the four (4) quarters of his or her base period.  (b)  (1) A weekly benefit amount shall not be less than twelve percent (12%) of the state average weekly wage for insured employment for the preceding calendar year for benefit years beginning after June 30, 1987.  (2) However, effective July 1, 2012, the weekly minimum benefit amount established in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not be greater than eighty-one dollars ($81.00).    (c)  (1) A weekly benefit amount shall not be greater than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) of the state average weekly wage for insured employment for the previous calendar year for benefit years beginning after June 30, 1985.  (2) However, effective July 1, 2012, the weekly maximum benefit amount established in subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be greater than four hundred fifty-one dollars ($451).    (d) Weekly benefit amounts that are not in even multiples of one dollar ($1.00) shall be rounded to the next lower full dollar amount.  (e) On June 1 of each year, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services shall determine the average weekly wage for insured employment for the preceding calendar year in the following manner:  (1) The sum of the total monthly employment reported for the calendar year shall be divided by twelve (12) to determine the average monthly employment;  (2) The sum of the total wages reported for the previous calendar year shall be divided by the average monthly employment to determine the average annual wage; and  (3) The average annual wage shall be divided by fifty-two (52) to determine the average weekly wage for insured employment.
AR Code § 11-10-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-503. Weekly benefits for partial unemployment

 (a) Any insured worker who is unemployed in any week as defined in § 11-10-214 and who meets the eligibility requirements of §§ 11-10-507 — 11-10-511 shall be paid, with respect to the week, an amount equal to his or her weekly benefit amount less that part of any earnings payable to him or her with respect to the week that is in excess of forty percent (40%) of his or her weekly benefit amount.  (b) The benefits, if not a multiple of one dollar ($1.00), shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00).
AR Code § 11-10-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-504. Maximum benefits payable

 (a) For initial claims filed on or after January 1, 2018, the maximum potential benefits of an insured worker in a benefit year shall be the amount equal to the lesser of:  (1) Sixteen (16) times his or her weekly benefit amount; or  (2) One-third (1/3) of his or her wages for insured work in his or her base period.    (b) If the total amount of benefits is not a multiple of his or her weekly benefit amount, it shall be computed to the next higher multiple of his or her weekly benefit amount.
AR Code § 11-10-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-505. Failure of base-period employer to respond

 (a)  (1)  (A) A notice to the base-period employer shall be mailed or posted online, or both, promptly to each employer appearing on the claimant's monetary determination as a base-period employer.  (B) Employers may choose to receive and respond to notice under this section through the mail or online, or both.    (2)  (A) If any base-period employer fails to respond to the notice to the base-period employer within fifteen (15) calendar days, the employer shall be deemed to have waived the employer's right to respond.  (B) The Director of the Division of Workforce Services may accept the statement given by the claimant as his or her reason for separation from the base-period employer and may base his or her determination on the statement given by the claimant.      (b) The director shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this section.  (c) The director shall make available on the website of the Division of Workforce Services a program that will allow employers the option to receive and respond to notice under this section.
AR Code § 11-10-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-508. Eligibility — Labor dispute — Exceptions

 (a) If so found by the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, no individual may serve a waiting period or be paid benefits for the duration of any period of unemployment if he or she lost his or her employment or has left his or her employment by reason of a labor dispute other than a lockout at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which he or she was employed, regardless of whether or not the labor dispute causes any reduction or cessation of operations at the factory, establishment, or other premises of the employer, as long as the labor dispute continues, and thereafter for such reasonable period of time, if any, as may be necessary for that factory, establishment, or other premises to resume normal operation.  (b) However, this section shall not apply if it is shown that the individual is not participating in or directly interested in the labor dispute and he or she does not belong to a grade or class of workers of which, immediately before the commencement of the labor dispute, there were members employed at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which the labor dispute occurs, any of whom are participating in or directly interested in the labor dispute.  (c) If in any case, separate branches of work, which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises, are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each such department shall, for the purpose of this section, be deemed to be a separate factory, establishment, or other premises.
AR Code § 11-10-510 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-510. Ineligibility — Service in sports or athletics

 Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the basis of any services substantially all of which consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate for any week that commences during the period between two (2) successive sport seasons or similar periods if the individual performed the services in the first of the seasons or similar periods and there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform these services in the later of such seasons or similar periods.
AR Code § 11-10-511 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 10 - Division of Workforce Services Law|Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally|§ 11-10-511. Ineligibility — Aliens — Exception

 (a) Benefits shall not be payable on the basis of services performed by an alien unless the alien is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time the services were performed, was lawfully present for purposes of performing those services, or was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time the services were performed, including an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of the provisions of § 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.  (b)  (1) Any data or information required of individuals applying for benefits to determine whether benefits are not payable to them because of their alien status shall be uniformly required from all applicants for benefits.  (2) In the case of an individual whose application for benefits would otherwise be approved, no determination that benefits to the individual are not payable because of his alien status shall be made except upon a preponderance of the evidence.