Sec. 23.10.110. Remedies of employee; attorney fees; offers of judgment; settlement; waiver.
(a) An employer who violates a provision of AS 23.10.060 or 23.10.065 is liable to an employee affected in the amount of unpaid minimum wages, or unpaid overtime compensation, as the case may be, and, except as provided in (d) of this section, in an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. (b) An action to […]
Sec. 23.10.115. Enforcement by injunction.
If it appears to the commissioner that an employer is engaged in an act or practice that violates or will violate a provision of AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 or of a regulation adopted under these sections, the commissioner may bring an action in a competent court to enjoin the act or practice, and to enforce […]
Sec. 23.10.120. Enforcement of subpoenas.
If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under AS 23.10.080, or if a witness refuses to produce evidence or to testify to a matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, a competent court shall, upon application of the commissioner or an authorized representative, compel obedience by proceedings for contempt, as […]
Sec. 23.10.125. Collective bargaining.
AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 do not limit the right of employees to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing to establish wages or conditions of work in excess of the applicable minimum under AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 or to establish hours of work shorter than the applicable maximum under AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150.
Sec. 23.10.130. Statute of limitations.
An action for unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime compensation, or liquidated damages under AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 is forever barred unless it is started within two years after the cause of action accrues. For the purposes of this section an action is considered to be started on the date when the complaint is filed.
Sec. 23.10.135. Violations.
An employer violates AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 if the employer (1) hinders or delays the commissioner or an authorized representative of the commissioner in the performance of their duties in the enforcement of AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150; (2) refuses to admit the commissioner or an authorized representative to any place of employment; (3) fails to […]
Sec. 23.10.140. Penalty.
An employer who violates a provision of AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150, or of any regulation or order of the commissioner issued under it, upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 90 days, or by both. […]
Sec. 23.10.145. Definitions.
If not defined in this title or in regulations adopted under this title, terms used in AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 shall be defined as they are defined in 29 U.S.C. 201 – 219 (Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938), as amended, or the regulations adopted under those sections.
Sec. 23.10.150. Short title.
AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 may be cited as the Alaska Wage and Hour Act.
Sec. 23.10.090. Administrative procedures.
Regulations adopted or hearings conducted under AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150 shall be adopted or conducted and be subject to judicial review in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).