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Arkansas Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

07/06/23

Arkansas has enacted legislation (House Bill 1576), which expressly prohibits employers with nine or more employees from discriminating against individuals based on a natural, protective or cultural hairstyle. The changes take effect July 31, 2023.

 
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Arkansas Removes Youth Work Certificate Requirement

07/06/23

Arkansas has enacted legislation (House Bill 1410) that will remove a requirement for individuals under the age of 16 to obtain a work certificate from the state Department of Labor. House Bill 1410 takes effect July 30, 2023.

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Arkansas Employers Granted Increased Flexibility in the Payment of Wages

04/20/17

Beginning September 11, 2017, Arkansas employers will have greater flexibility in the frequency with which they pay employee wages. Instead of paying employees only on a semimonthly basis, employers will be able to pay employees more frequently.   
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Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and North Dakota

01/05/17

Seven (7) states have joined the growing list of states legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal and/or recreational purposes.  Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and North Dakota passed new marijuana laws on election day, bringing the total states (plus the District of Columbia) with medical marijuana laws to 28 and the total states (plus the District of Columbia) with recreational marijuana laws to eight (8).  
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Arkansas - Minimum Wage Update

02/05/15

The state's minimum wage increased to $7.50 per hour on January 1, 2015, and will increase to $8.00 per hour January 1, 2016, and $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2017.
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