Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 2, 1991Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Kie D. Hall, Executive Director Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201-1015
Dear Mr. Hall:
This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding military service credit. Specifically, you have asked about the relationship between federal and Arkansas law in this area, as well as the impact of 1991 Arkansas legislation on the subject.
As noted in your opinion request, federal law appears to require employers to give employees retirement credit for periods of United States military service that interrupt their employment, at least to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alabama Power Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Daniel L. Jennings v. Illinois Office of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Smith v. Little Rock Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949