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Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-401

Employer's liability for compensation

Known as the Workers' Compensation Law

The act spans §§ 11–11 (122 sections).

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 39 Ark. App. 24 - Deffenbaugh Industries & Travelers Insurance v. Angus (1992)

Most recently applied in 2010 Ark. App. 585 - Main v. Metals (September 2010)

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(1) Every employer should secure compensation to its employees and pay or provide compensation for their disability or death from compensable injury arising out of and in the course of employment without regard to fault as a cause of the injury.

(2) There shall be no liability for compensation under this chapter where the injury or death was substantially occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to bring about such compensable injury or death.

(3) The primary obligation to pay compensation is upon the employer, and the procurement of a policy of insurance by an employer to cover the obligation in respect to this chapter shall not relieve the employer of the obligation.

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.