| 10 | 8 | | By: Senator C. Penzo 6 |
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| 11 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | ARKANSAS; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE MINIMUM WAGE 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS IMPACTING THE LAW 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | RESULTING FROM INITIATED ACT 5 OF 2018; TO ADD 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | CERTAIN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS TO THE 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | EXCLUSIONS FROM THE DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEE"; AND FOR 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | Subtitle 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | PLAYERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | "EMPLOYEE" UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF 21 |
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| 26 | 24 | | THE STATE OF ARKANSAS IMPACTING THE LAW 22 |
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| 27 | 25 | | RESULTING FROM INITIATED ACT 5 OF 2018. 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 11 -4-203(3), concerning the definition of 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | "employee" as used in the Minimum Wage Act of the State of Arkansas, is 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows: 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | (T) An individual who: 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | (i) Has entered into a contract to play baseball at 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | the minor league level; and 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | (ii) Is compensated pursuant to the terms of a 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | conditions. 35 |
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