IX. Employment and Labor Law

LibraryGuide to Arkansas Statutes of Limitations (2017 Ed.)

IX. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW

A. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

1. Determination of claims for benefits.
a. Appeal to appeal tribunal. Any party entitled to notice of determination may appeal the Department of Workforce Services determination by filing a written notice of appeal with the appeal tribunal or at any office of the Department of Workforce Services within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of the mailing of the notice of determination or, if the notice is not mailed, within twenty (20) calendar days of delivery of the notice . If mailed, the appeal is considered filed as of the postmark date on the envelope. A.C.A. § 11-10-524(a)(1).
b. Review by Board of Review. The decision of the appeal tribunal shall become final unless, within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of mailing of the notice of decision to the parties’ last known address, an appeal is initiated pursuant to A.C.A. § 11-10-525 or a request for reopening is made pursuant to A.C.A. § 11-10-524(d). A.C.A. § 11-10-524(c)(2).
c. Petition for review by Court of Appeals. The decision of the Board of Review shall be final unless within thirty (30) calendar days after the mailing of notice thereof, a proceeding for judicial review is initiated pursuant to A.C.A. § 11-10-529 by filing in the Court of Appeals a petition for review. A.C.A. §§ 11-10-525(e), 11-10-529(a)(1)(A).
2. Determination of coverage.
a. Appeal to Board of Review. Appeal of the determination made by the Director of Workforce Services concerning coverage may be taken to the Board of Review within twenty (20) days after the mailing of the notice of the findings and determination to the employing unit or, in the absence of mailing, within twenty (20) days after delivery of the notice. A.C.A. § 11-10-308(b)(2).
b. Petition for review by Court of Appeals. A review of the determination made by the Director or the Board of Review may be had by filing a petition for review in the Court of Appeals within thirty (30) calendar days after the mailing of the notice thereof to the employing unit or, in the absence of mailing, within thirty (30) calendar days after delivery of the notice. A.C.A. § 11-10-308(d).
3. Employer contribution assessment.
a. Limitation. Unemployment contributions due to the Department of Workforce Services shall be assessed in the manner provided by this law within four (4) years after reports of the contributions have been filed by the employer. Such contributions may be collected by a proceeding in court, but only if begun within ten (10) years after the assessment of the contribution
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