Applications - Arkansas

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

There is no one federal law that specifically addresses employment applications, although there are record retention guidelines under a variety of federal laws (see the Recordkeeping topic) and non-discrimination provisions for hiring in general (see the Discrimination topic).

Arkansas law provides that a consent for release of information to a prospective employer must be on a separate form from the application form or if part of the application form, in bold letters in larger typeface than the largest typeface in the text of the form. The consent must use language similar to the example given in the statute and must be signed and dated by the applicant.

Arkansas also has provisions that relate only to state employment:

Arkansas law provides for the termination from employment of any state employee who falsifies an application by indicating they hold a college degree when in fact they do not.

If a hiring official passes over the name of any service-related disabled veteran on an interview or employment list, the hiring official must attach the reasons in writing to the application.

State

Contact

Arkansas Department of Labor

Regulations

Arkansas Code Title 11, Chapter 3, §11-3-204

Arkansas Code Title 21, §21-12-102

Arkansas Code Title 21, §21-3-303

Federal

Contacts

None.

Regulations

None.