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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 585 3
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By: Senator G. Leding 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING EMPLOYMENT; TO 9
REQUIRE CERTAIN RECORDS BE PROVIDED TO AN EMPLOYEE 10
WHO IS A MINOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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TO REQUIRE CERTAIN RECORDS BE PROVIDED 15
TO AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS A MINOR. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 11 -4-217 is amended to read as follows: 20
11-4-217. Records kept and provided by employer. 21
(a) Every employer subject to any provision of this subchapter or of 22
any rule issued under this subchapter shall make and keep for a period of not 23
less than three (3) years in or about the premises wherein any employee is 24
employed a record of the name, address, and occupation of each of his or her 25
employees, the rate of pay, the amount paid each pay period to each employee, 26
and such other information as the Director of the Division of Labor shall 27
prescribe by rule as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the 28
provisions of this subchapter or of the rules under this subchapter. 29
(b) The records shall be open for inspection or transcription by the 30
director or his or her authorized representative at any reasonable time. 31
(c) Every employer shall furnish to the director or to his or her 32
authorized representative on demand a sworn statement of the records and 33
information upon forms prescribed or approved by the director. 34
(d)(1) Every employer with more than ten (10) employees subject to any 35
provision of this subchapter or any rule issued under this subchapter shall 36 SB585
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furnish to each employee who is a minor at the beginning of the pay cycle at 1
the time the employee’s wages are paid an itemized statement showing the: 2
(A) Pay basis in hours or days worked; 3
(B) Rate or rates of pay; 4
(C) Gross pay; and 5
(D) All deductions from the pay for the respective pay 6
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(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, a person who has reached 8
eighteen (18) years of age shall be considered to have reached the age of 9
majority and be of full age for all purposes. 10
(B) Until the age of eighteen (18) years is attained, a 11
person shall be considered a minor. 12
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