(a) No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee nor the acceptance of any insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity by the person entitled thereto shall constitute any bar or defense to any action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to, or death of, the employees.
(b) However, upon the trial of the action, the defendant may set off therein any sum it has contributed toward any insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee, or, in case of death, to his or her personal or legal representative.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 12 - Operation and Maintenance of Railroads
§ 23-12-501. Definitions for §§ 23-12-501 — 23-12-507
§ 23-12-502. Construction of §§ 23-12-501 — 23-12-507
§ 23-12-503. Liability for injury or death of employee generally
§ 23-12-505. Death or injury of employee — Contributory negligence
§ 23-12-506. Death or injury of employee — No assumption of risk
§ 23-12-510. Limit of hours on duty of telephone and telegraph operators for railroads — Penalties
§ 23-12-512. Blocks in frogs and guardrails required
§ 23-12-514. Standard employee identification requirements — Findings — Definitions