(a) If there shall be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule of the Director of the Division of Labor, the director may, after public hearing, make a variation from such requirement if the spirit of the rule and law shall be observed.
(b) Any person affected by the rule, or his or her agent, may petition the director for a variation, stating the grounds therefor.
(c) The director shall fix a day for a hearing on the petition and give reasonable notice to the petitioner.
(d) A properly indexed record of all variations made shall be kept in the office of the Department of Labor and open to public inspection.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 2 - Department of Labor
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 11-2-107. Appointment of director
§ 11-2-108. Director — Powers and duties generally
§ 11-2-109. Director — Intervention in and arbitration of labor disputes
§ 11-2-110. Director — Rulemaking authority
§ 11-2-111. Office — Employees — Location of hearings
§ 11-2-112. Promulgation of rules
§ 11-2-113. Variation of rule due to difficulties or hardship
§ 11-2-114. Judicial review of rules
§ 11-2-115. Employer records — Inspection
§ 11-2-116. Entry and inspection of workplace, etc
§ 11-2-117. Safe place of employment — Duties of employer and director
§ 11-2-118. Oaths, certifications, subpoenas, etc. — Enforcement by contempt
§ 11-2-119. False statements made under oath deemed perjury
§ 11-2-121. Agreements with government agencies
§ 11-2-122. Disclosure to employees — Health benefits available
§ 11-2-123. Employment training and placement programs for ex-offenders
§ 11-2-124. Social media accounts of current and prospective employees — Definitions
§ 11-2-125. Relationship between franchisee and franchisor — Definitions