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Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-217 (2026)

Records kept by employer

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  1. Every employer subject to any provision of this subchapter or of any rule issued under this subchapter shall make and keep for a period of not less than three (3) years in or about the premises wherein any employee is employed a record of the name, address, and occupation of each of his or her employees, the rate of pay, the amount paid each pay period to each employee, and such other information as the Director of the Division of Labor shall prescribe by rule as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter or of the rules under this subchapter.
  2. The records shall be open for inspection or transcription by the director or his or her authorized representative at any reasonable time.
  3. Every employer shall furnish to the director or to his or her authorized representative on demand a sworn statement of the records and information upon forms prescribed or approved by the director.

History. Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 25, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 81-326; Acts 2001, No. 1423, § 9; 2019, No. 315, § 765; 2019, No. 910, § 5318.

Amendments. The 2019 amendment by No. 315, in (a), substituted “rule” for “regulation” twice and substituted “rules” for “regulations”.

The 2019 amendment by No. 910 substituted “Director of the Division of Labor” for “Director of the Department of Labor” in (a).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2026 · leading case: Black v. Driveline Retail Merchandising Inc, No. 4:18-cv-00778 (E.D. Ark. Apr. 19, 2022).
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Black v. Driveline Retail Merchandising Inc, No. 4:18-cv-00778 (E.D. Ark. Apr. 19, 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 211 (c); Ark. Code Ann. §11-4-217 ; 29 C.F.R. § 516 et seq.”
Lloyd, No. 4:25-cv-00921 (E.D. Ark. Feb. 24, 2026). “§ 11-4-217. Lloyd also has a solid promissory estoppel claim—Salon didn’t follow through on its end of the employment bargain (a commission agreement) that it made with him.”
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