Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 286 3
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By: Senator J. Payton 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL WAGE LOSS BENEFITS IN 9
ADDITION TO SCHEDULED INJURY PAYMENTS UNDER THE 10
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM 11
INITIATED MEASURE 1948, NO. 4; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL WAGE LOSS BENEFITS 17
IN ADDITION TO SCHEDULED INJURY PAYMENTS 18
UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT 19
RESULTED FROM INITIATED MEASURE 1948, 20
NO. 4. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 11 -9-521(g), concerning an employee 25
suffering a scheduled injury under the Workers' Compensation Law, is amended 26
to read as follows: 27
(g) Any employee suffering a scheduled injury shall not be entitled to 28
permanent partial disability benefits in excess of the percentage of 29
permanent physical impairment set forth above except as otherwise provided in 30
§ 11-9-519(b) In considering a claim for permanent partial disability 31
benefits in excess of the employee's percentage of permanent physical 32
impairment, the Workers' Compensation Commission may take into account, in 33
addition to the percentage of permanent physical impairment, such factors as 34
the employee's age, education, work experience, and other matters reasonably 35
expected to affect his or her future earning capacity . 36