{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-16-1002","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 25-16-1002","heading":"Prohibited employment of relatives","body":"(a) A public official shall not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in or to a position in the state agency in which the official is serving or over which the official exercises jurisdiction or control, any person who: (1) Is a relative of the public official; and (2) Is an employee of a state agency or as a result of the public official's action would be an employee of a state agency. (b) Within each state agency, no employees who are related shall be placed within the same direct line of supervision whereby one (1) relative is a supervisory employee and responsible for supervising the job performance or work activities of another relative. (c) If a person is placed on the payroll of a state agency in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section: (1) The person shall not be entitled to pay at the rate for which the employee was initially hired; (2) The person shall be entitled to receive pay at the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate under § 11-4-210 or the federal minimum hourly wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., for time actually worked while in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section; and (3) The employment shall be void. Acts 2005, No. 2262, § 1.\n\n(a) A public official shall not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in or to a position in the state agency in which the official is serving or over which the official exercises jurisdiction or control, any person who: (1) Is a relative of the public official; and (2) Is an employee of a state agency or as a result of the public official's action would be an employee of a state agency.\n\n(1) Is a relative of the public official; and\n\n(2) Is an employee of a state agency or as a result of the public official's action would be an employee of a state agency.\n\n(b) Within each state agency, no employees who are related shall be placed within the same direct line of supervision whereby one (1) relative is a supervisory employee and responsible for supervising the job performance or work activities of another relative.\n\n(c) If a person is placed on the payroll of a state agency in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section: (1) The person shall not be entitled to pay at the rate for which the employee was initially hired; (2) The person shall be entitled to receive pay at the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate under § 11-4-210 or the federal minimum hourly wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., for time actually worked while in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section; and (3) The employment shall be void.\n\n(1) The person shall not be entitled to pay at the rate for which the employee was initially hired;\n\n(2) The person shall be entitled to receive pay at the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate under § 11-4-210 or the federal minimum hourly wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., for time actually worked while in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section; and\n\n(3) The employment shall be void.","path":["AR Code","Title 25","Chapter 16","Subchapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"58a54db2521b7c177b0e8f971669ba82d5bf9a59de69f601871600f4de13e8b1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-16-1001","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-16-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}