Employee Health: Arkansas
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: E. B. Chiles, Cameron C. McCree and Amber Davis-Tanner Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC
Summary
- Arkansas prohibits the government from requiring individuals to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 . See Prohibition of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Discrimination.
- Arkansas law prohibits smoking in many workplaces. See Smoking in the Workplace.
- Arkansas permits the use of medical marijuana by qualified registered patients with a qualifying medical condition. See Medical Marijuana.
- Employers may face liability for certain expenses for fatalities that occur at work. See Managing an At-Work Fatality.