Arkansas Employee Handbook

Oct 28, 2025

When your company hires employees in Arkansas, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your Arkansas Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

Mosey has compiled the relevant policies a company with employees in Arkansas must consider.

Launch your employee handbook in minutes.

Arkansas Employee Handbook Policies

There are 8 state and local employee handbook policies in Arkansas.

Wage and Hour

Arkansas Minimum Wage Policy

You are entitled to a minimum wage of $11.00 per hour in Arkansas. If you are a tipped employee, you are entitled to a minimum base wage of at least $2.63 per hour and Employer will ensure total earnings meet the minimum wage if tips combined with the base wage fall short.

Arkansas Lactation Break Policy

You are entitled to reasonable break time to express breast milk in a private, secure, and sanitary location near your work area, excluding restrooms. When possible, this time will align with existing breaks.

Leaves of Absence

Arkansas Voting Leave Policy

In accordance with Arkansas law, Employer provides you with time off to vote.

Arkansas Jury Duty Leave Policy

You are entitled to job-protected leave to serve as a juror. Unless directed otherwise by your manager, you should return to work at the completion of jury duty, even if for a partial day.

Arkansas Organ Donation Leave Policy

You are entitled to up to 90 days of unpaid leave for the procedure and recovery associated with organ donation. Whenever possible, you must provide advance written notice and may be required to submit medical certification to verify the need for the leave.

Arkansas Bone Marrow Donation Leave Policy

You are entitled to up to 90 days of unpaid leave for the procedure and recovery associated with bone marrow donation. Whenever possible, you must provide advance written notice and may be required to submit medical certification to verify the need for the leave.

Arkansas Domestic Violence Leave Policy

Employer will provide you with leave if attendance at a criminal justice proceeding is reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the victim or attendance is by the request of a prosecuting attorney’s for a criminal justice proceeding.

Privacy

Arkansas Social Media Privacy Policy

Generally, Employer is prohibited from accessing your personal social media accounts and will not discipline or terminate an employee for refusing to disclose their social media login information or for denying to provide access to their social media accounts.

Employee handbook builder

Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Arkansas should contain the following federal policies.

  • Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Retaliation Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

  • Prohibited Conduct Policy
  • Violations Reporting Policy
  • Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
  • Weapons Policy
  • Disciplinary Action Policy
  • At-Will Employment
  • Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Policy

Employee handbook requirements by state

Select a state to learn more about state and federal HR policies.

See all

More from the blog

Learn how to keep your business compliant in all 50 states across payroll, HR, Secretary of State, and tax.

Remote Work Statistics: 10 Remote Work Trends in 2024

Distributed teams are no longer the minority and remote work trends are not only drawing more attention, but they are showing some interesting and valuable insights. Mosey sponsored The Distributed Work: People & Practices report by Shelby Wolpa Consulting. As more businesses continue to adopt a distributed work style, understanding related compliance challenges and needs is instrumental to their success. We invite all businesses with remote or hybrid teams to take a look at the report findings for yourself. Let’s dive into some of the most interesting findings in remote work trends and compliance needs.

Gabrielle Sinacola | Apr 5, 2024

OSHA Heat Regulations: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention FAQs

Recent advancements in OSHA’s attempts to create a standard for Heat Injury and Illness place increasing responsibility on companies to protect workers from heat-related dangers. As a business owner or manager, this raises some questions. In this article, we’re sharing everything you need to know about OSHA’s new heat rules, what they could entail for businesses, and how best to prepare. We’ll also cover how Mosey can level up your corporate compliance management.

Alex Kehayias | Oct 18, 2024

Business Compliance: Guidelines for Entrepreneurs

Some people love to follow the rules–others live to break them. Many founders and business owners fall at least partially into this second category. After all, innovation requires questioning the status quo. But one area where it’s wisest not to break rules is the law. Employment and tax laws apply to even the earliest stage, most disruptive founders, and not complying comes with penalties and fines. That means when it comes to business compliance, you need to become a certified box-checker.

Gabrielle Sinacola | Apr 24, 2023

Ready to get started?

Schedule a free consultation to see how Mosey transforms business compliance.