Volume II, Issue 3, Winter 2007

An employer can be held liable for up to 60 days of wages if a discharged employee is not paid unpaid wages within seven days of the date of his or her discharge under Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-405.

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In 1993 the Arkansas legislature, in an effort to reduce the cost of workers’ compensation insurance, passed sweeping changes to the state’s workers’ compensation laws.  One of the changes provided that permanent disability benefits payable to an injured worker would be reduced by an amount equivalent to Social Security benefits received.  That provision was determined by the Arkansas Supreme Court to be unconstitutional.  Golden v. Westark Community College, 333 Ark. 41, 969 S.W. 2nd 154 (1998).

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A recent case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Gordon v. Shafer Contracting Co., shows why every employer should have a written harassment policy.  In the case, the plaintiff accused his employer of age and race-based discrimination, including claims that a supervisor created a racially hostile environment.

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