Sec. 23.50.010. Legislative findings.
(a) The legislature finds that permitting competing physicians to engage in collective negotiation of certain terms and conditions of contracts with a health benefit plan will benefit competition, so long as the physicians do not engage in an express or implied threat of retaliatory collective action, including boycotts or strikes. (b) The legislature finds that […]
Sec. 23.50.020. Collective action by competing physicians.
(a) Competing physicians may meet and communicate in order to collectively negotiate with a health benefit plan concerning any of the contract terms and conditions described in this subsection, but may not negotiate the exclusion of providers who are non-physicians from direct reimbursement by a health benefit plan, and may not negotiate the setting in […]
Sec. 23.50.030. Fee for registration of authorized third parties.
(a) The attorney general shall adopt regulations that establish the amount and manner of payment of a registration fee for authorized third parties. The attorney general shall establish the fee level so that the total amount of fees collected from authorized third parties approximately equals the actual regulatory costs for the oversight of joint negotiations […]
Sec. 23.50.040. Regulations.
The attorney general may adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter.
Sec. 23.50.099. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “authorized third party” means a person authorized by the physicians to negotiate on their behalf with a health benefit plan under this chapter; (2) “health benefit plan” means a health care insurer as defined in AS 21.54.500, but does not include a self-insured health benefit plan.
Sec. 23.88.010. Active military, veteran, and family hiring preference allowed.
(a) When hiring an employee, a private employer may grant an employment preference to (1) a person in active service, on furlough from active service, or discharged under honorable conditions from service in (A) the armed forces of the United States; (B) a reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States; (C) the […]
Sec. 23.90.900. Definitions.
In this title, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development; (2) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (3) “wages” means, except for the purposes of construing AS 23.20 and AS 23.30 (A) the basic hourly rate of pay; and (B) all other compensation to an employee for services performed, […]
Sec. 23.40.170. Regulations.
The labor relations agency may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the provisions of AS 23.40.070 – 23.40.260.
Sec. 23.40.180. Penalty for violation of order or decision.
A person who violates a provision of an order or decision of the labor relations agency is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.
Sec. 23.40.190. Mediation.
If, after a reasonable period of negotiation over the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, a deadlock exists between a public employer and an organization, the labor relations agency may appoint a competent, impartial, disinterested person to act as mediator in any dispute either on its own initiative or on the request of one of […]