IX. Employment and Labor Law

• Library: Guide to Arkansas Statutes of Limitations (2022 Ed.)

A. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

1. Determination of claims for benefits.

a. Appeal to appeal tribunal. The claimant, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, or any other party entitled to notice may appeal a determination made by the agency by filing a written notice of appeal with the appeal tribunal or at any office of the Division of Workforce Services within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of mailing the notice to his or her last known address, or if the notice is not mailed, within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of delivery of the notice. If mailed, an appeal shall be considered to have been filed as of the date of the postmark on the envelope. A.C.A. § 11-10-524(a)(1).
b. Review by Board of Review. The decision shall become final unless within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of mailing the notice 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 subsection (d) of this section. 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. An appeal may be taken from a determination made by the director to the board on all matters with respect to coverage determined by the director 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 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 of the determination to the employing unit or, in the absence of mailing, within thirty (30) calendar days after the 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

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