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Sec. 23.10.385. Enforcement by civil action.

(a) The department may take a written assignment of a right of action provided by AS 23.10.380, and may prosecute the action. The department may join various employees in one claim and in case of suit may join them in one action. (b) The general provisions of law respecting wage collection suits brought by the […]

Sec. 23.10.390. Construction of contracts.

AS 23.10.375 – 23.10.400 are considered a part of every contract of hire involving transportation of an employee to and from this state or from one part of the state to another.

Sec. 23.10.400. Penalty.

An employer who violates AS 23.10.375 – 23.10.400 is, in addition to any civil liability, guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.

Sec. 23.10.405. Legislative declaration of hazard.

Employment in underground coal mines, underground lode mines, underground placer mines, in underground coal, lode, or placer workings, or in all other underground mines or workings is injurious to health and dangerous to life and limb.

Sec. 23.10.330. Exempted employment.

(a) AS 23.10.325 – 23.10.370 do not prohibit employment of a child under the direct supervision of a parent in a business owned and operated by the parent or the work of a child on a boat owned and operated by the parent of the child. (b) Notwithstanding AS 23.10.335 – 23.10.350, a minor of […]

Sec. 23.10.332. Authorization for children under 17 to work.

(a) Except for employment exempted under AS 23.10.330 and other employment specifically exempted by regulations adopted by the department, a minor under 17 years of age may not be employed or allowed to work without the written authorization of the commissioner unless authorized under AS 23.10.360 or under (c) of this section. (b) The department […]

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).

Sec. 23.10.335. Employment of children under 14.

A minor under 14 years of age may not be employed or allowed to work in an occupation outside school hours except in domestic employment, baby-sitting, and handiwork in and about private homes; newspaper delivery or sales; or canneries in warehouse work casing cans under competent supervision.

Sec. 23.10.095. Adoption of federal regulations.

The commissioner may adopt regulations and interpretations that are made by the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the federal Department of Labor and that are not inconsistent with AS 23.10.050 – 23.10.150.