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Ark. Code Ann. § 11-10-1002

Legislative findings and intent

Known as the Division of Workforce Services Law

The act spans §§ 11–11 (169 sections).

Acts 2011, No. 1125, § 1.

The General Assembly finds that:

(1) With a recession or economic slowdown now underway, the state's unemployment trust fund faces higher claims levels and longer benefit durations that accompany any economic downturn;

(2) The Arkansas Unemployment Trust Fund: Provides partial wage replacement to workers who find themselves out of work;

(3) Provides economic stability for a community when major unemployment occurs; and

(4) Encourages workers to remain in the community and to be available for work recalls by employers;

(5) The state is in debt to the federal government for unemployment funds paid to citizens of the State of Arkansas; and

(6) The bonds should be payable from revenues raised by an unemployment obligation assessment.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.