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Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210 (2026)

Minimum wage

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    1. Beginning October 1, 2006, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages at the rate of not less than six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) per hour except as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
    2. Beginning January 1, 2015, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages at the rate of not less than seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per hour, beginning January 1, 2016, the rate of not less than eight dollars ($8.00) per hour, and beginning January 1, 2017, the rate of not less than eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50) per hour, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
    3. Beginning January 1, 2019, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages at the rate of not less than nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) per hour, beginning January 1, 2020 the rate of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) per hour and beginning January 1, 2021 the rate of not less than eleven dollars ($11.00) per hour except as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
  2. With respect to any full-time student attending any accredited institution of education within this state and who is employed to work an amount not to exceed twenty (20) hours during weeks that school is in session or forty (40) hours during weeks when school is not in session, the rate of wage shall be equal to but not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the minimum wage provided in this section.

History. Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 25, § 3; 1973, No. 13, § 1; 1975, No. 316, § 1; 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1156, § 1; 1977, No. 345, §§ 2, 3; 1979, No. 996, § 3; 1981, No. 610, § 1; 1981, No. 667, § 1; 1983, No. 453, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 81-321; Acts 1987, No. 974, § 1; reen. Acts 1987, No. 987, § 1; Acts 1989, No. 360, § 2; 1989, No. 845, § 1; 1991, No. 544, § 1; 1993, No. 331, § 1; 1993, No. 568, § 1; 1997, No. 201, § 1; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 15, § 3; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 16, § 3; Init. Meas. 2014, No. 1, § 1; Init. Meas. 2018, No. 5, § 1.

A.C.R.C. Notes. This section was reenacted by Acts 1987, No. 987, § 1. Acts 1987, No. 834, provided that 1987 legislation reenacting acts passed in the 1976 Extended Session should not repeal any other 1987 legislation and that such other legislation would be controlling in the event of conflict.

Acts 1989, No. 360, § 2, also included at the beginning of (a)(1) the following language: “Beginning January 1, 1989.”

As enacted, the 1991 amendment in (a)(1) began “Beginning July 1, 1991.”

Publisher's Notes. The 2018 amendment was proposed by petition of the people and approved at the November 6, 2018 general election by a vote of 603,346 for and 278,164 against.

Amendments. The 2014 amendment added (a)(2).

The 2018 amendment added (a)(3).

Effective Dates. Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), Nos. 15 and 16, § 8, provide: “This act shall become effective on October 1, 2006.”

Init. Meas. 2018, No. 5, § 1: Dec. 6, 2018.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: Infinity Healthcare Mgmt. of Arkansas, LLC; Skyline Healthcare, LLC; Highlands of North Little Rock John Ashley Holdings, LLC, D/B/A North Little Rock Health & Rehab.; 2501 John Ashley Drive Holdings, LLC; Skyline Highland Holdings, LLC; JS Highland Holdings, LLC; Skyline Servs. Grp., LLC; Skyline Arkansas Healthcare, LLC; & Skyline Arkansas Holdings, LLC v. Dafony Boyd, Deana Atkins-Davis, Latoyia Floyd, & Hannah Barnes, 2019 Ark. 346 (Ark. 2019).
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Infinity Healthcare Mgmt. of Arkansas, LLC; Skyline Healthcare, LLC; Highlands of North Little Rock John Ashley Holdings, LLC, D/B/A North Little Rock Health & Rehab.; 2501 John Ashley Drive Holdings, LLC; Skyline Highland Holdings, LLC; JS Highland Holdings, LLC; Skyline Servs. Grp., LLC; Skyline Arkansas Healthcare, LLC; & Skyline Arkansas Holdings, LLC v. Dafony Boyd, Deana Atkins-Davis, Latoyia Floyd, & Hannah Barnes, 2019 Ark. 346 (Ark. 2019). · cites it 6× “Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-4-210 (a), -211(a). The AMWA provides that [b]eginning January 1, 2015, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages at the rate of not less than seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.”
Fochtman v. DARP, Inc. (W.D. Ark. 2019). · cites it 4× “the AMWA is as follows: Every employer of an employee engaged in any occupation in which board, lodging, apparel, or other items and services are customarily and regularly furnished to the employee for his or her benefit shall be entitled to an allowance for the reasonable value…”
Ghess v. Kaid (E.D. Ark. 2020). · cites it 2× “Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210 (a)(2). With respect to hours in a work week more than 40 hours, Mr.”
Jones v. St Francis Cnty., Arkansas (E.D. Ark. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 206 ; Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210 . 29Doc. No. 2, p.”
Black v. Driveline Retail Merchandising Inc (E.D. Ark. 2022). · cites it 2× “§§ 206 , 207, 213; Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-4-210 , 11-4-211. As “[t]he FLSA and the AMWA impose similar minimum wage and overtime requirements on employers and, in cases involving claims brought under both acts, the courts have concluded that their parallel provisions should be…”
O'Dell v. Qualscript LLC (E.D. Ark. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210 (a). 159 29 U.S.”
Mitchell v. Brown's Moving & Storage Inc (E.D. Ark. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210 . Both statutes provide that compensation over 40 hours per week must be at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for that employee.”
Brown v. Penske Truck Leasing Co LP (E.D. Ark. 2023). · cites it 2× “§§ 206 , 207; Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-4-210 , 11-4-211. 111 29 U.”
Oliver v. Sw. Homes of Arkansas, Inc. (W.D. Ark. 2024). · cites it 2× “” Their Complaint asserts four claims: an FLSA claim for failure to pay overtime compensation; a failure to pay minimum wage and overtime compensation claim under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-4-210 , 11-4-211; a claim seeking a declaratory judgment that…”
Montgomery v. Blackmon Oil Co., Inc. (W.D. Ark. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 207 and 216(b) and the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act, (“AMWA”) Ark. Code § 11-4-210 by failing to pay overtime.”
Smith v. Blytheville Sch. Dist. (E.D. Ark. 2025). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210 (a)(3). Summary judgment is granted on Smith’s FLSA claim because he fails to show that he was not paid overtime or minimum wage compensation.”
Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210(a): 1 case
Infinity Healthcare Mgmt. of Arkansas, LLC; Skyline Healthcare, LLC; Highlands of North Little Rock John Ashley Holdings, LLC, D/B/A North Little Rock Health & Rehab.; 2501 John Ashley Drive Holdings, LLC; Skyline Highland Holdings, LLC; JS Highland Holdings, LLC; Skyline Servs. Grp., LLC; Skyline Arkansas Healthcare, LLC; & Skyline Arkansas Holdings, LLC v. Dafony Boyd, Deana Atkins-Davis, Latoyia Floyd, & Hannah Barnes, 2019 Ark. 346 (Ark. 2019). “Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-4-210 (a), -211(a). The AMWA provides that [b]eginning January 1, 2015, every employer shall pay each of his or her employees wages at the rate of not less than seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.”
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