(a) No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by his or her employer to a carrier or to contribute to a safety program as provided under § 11-9-409 or a benefit fund or department maintained by the employer for the purpose of providing compensation or medical services and supplies as required by this chapter shall be valid.
(b) Any employer who makes a deduction for those purposes from the pay of any employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 9 - Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 11-9-104. Effect of unconstitutionality
§ 11-9-105. Remedies exclusive — Exception
§ 11-9-106. Penalties for misrepresentation
§ 11-9-107. Penalties for discrimination for filing claim
§ 11-9-108. Waiver of compensation void — Exception
§ 11-9-109. Agreement to pay premium void
§ 11-9-111. Compensation payable to certain alien dependents
§ 11-9-112. Preference for due compensation
§ 11-9-113. Mental injury or illness
§ 11-9-114. Heart or lung injury or illness
§ 11-9-115. Disclosure of child support obligations