Williams v. Wayne Farms, LLC

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This is a case involving the transfer of a predecessor employing unit’s experience rating to a successor employing unit under the Arkansas Employment Security Law, codified at Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-10-101 through 11-10-902 (Repl. 2002 & Supp. 2005). More specifically, the issue on appeal involves the interpretation of Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-10-710 and 11-10-719. We affirm the judgment of the circuit court in part and reverse and remand in part.

Appellant Artee Williams is the director of the Arkansas Employment Security Department (AESD), a state agency which,…