Opinion No.

The Honorable James D. Dietz State Representative 7520 Highway 107 North Little Rock, AR 72116

Dear Representative Dietz:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning House Bill 1279. That Bill would exclude real estate brokers and salespersons form the Arkansas "Worker's Compensation Law", codified at A.C.A. § 11-9-101 et seq. It is noted in a letter from a local attorney that was attached to your request, that the bill has passed the Senate, but the House is reluctant to carve out another exception to the Worker's Compensation Law if real estate brokers and salespersons are…