(a) A payor who is an employer is prohibited from discharging, refusing to employ, or taking other disciplinary action against a noncustodial parent under an income withholding order for healthcare coverage.
(b) Any employer violating this subchapter shall be subject to the contempt powers of the court issuing the order and may be fined up to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day.
(c) The noncustodial parent shall have the burden to prove that income withholding for healthcare coverage was the sole reason for the employer's action.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support
Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage
§ 9-14-502. Income withholding authorized
§ 9-14-503. Minor children — Certain provisions denying or restricting coverage void
§ 9-14-504. Communication with custodial parent or assignee
§ 9-14-505. No direct offset to child support
§ 9-14-506. Effective date of income withholding order — Applicability
§ 9-14-507. Priority of income withholding claims
§ 9-14-508. Persons subject to income withholding — Ground for contest
§ 9-14-509. Notice to noncustodial parent
§ 9-14-510. Determination of contest
§ 9-14-511. Notice to employer
§ 9-14-512. Objection of employer
§ 9-14-513. Employer bound by court order until further notice
§ 9-14-514. Notification of court by employer of termination
§ 9-14-515. Employer prohibited from taking action against parent for income withholding