2010 Arkansas Code
Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 10 - Department of Workforce Services Law
Subchapter 5 - Benefits Generally
§ 11-10-505 - Failure of base-period employer to respond.

11-10-505. Failure of base-period employer to respond.

(a) (1) A notice to the base-period employer shall be mailed promptly to each employer appearing on the claimant's monetary determination as a base-period employer.

(2) (A) If any base-period employer fails to respond to the notice to the base-period employer within such time as the Director of the Arkansas Employment Security Department shall by regulation prescribe, the employer shall be deemed to have waived the employer's right to respond.

(B) The director may accept the statement given by the claimant as his or her reason for separation from the base-period employer and may base his or her determination on the statement given by the claimant.

(b) The director is authorized to establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.