Tanya Smith, Petitioner v. Conagra Foods, Inc., and Terry Steen, Respondents

Summary

The court answered a certified question by holding that employment-related retaliation claims under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act are governed by a three-year limitations period, rather than the Act's one-year period for other claims. Because the retaliation provision incorporates remedies and procedures but does not expressly incorporate the one-year limitations provision, the court applied the general three-year period for statutory causes of action. The court also rejected policy-based arguments that the statute should be interpreted differently.