AR HB1614

Amends the definition of "employer" under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993 to mean a person employing 9 or more employees in Arkansas for 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year

Modifies hate offense provisions to specify that civil action for injunctive relief or damages applies when acts are motivated by racial, religious, or ethnic animosity, including intimidation, harassment, violence, or vandalism

Adds exemptions excluding hate offense claims between employees and employers or among coworkers, and claims arising from workplace incidents or the employee-employer relationship

Updates retaliation and interference provisions to clarify that employment-related retaliation claims may only be brought against employers with remedies limited to those under § 16-123-107(c)

Makes technical amendments changing "shall be" to "is," and updating pronoun references from "his" to "his or her" throughout the statutory language