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. 23.10.325. Purpose.
It is the purpose of AS 23.10.325 – 23.10.370 to establish protective standards for child labor to the end that their health, morals, education, and future welfare will be protected during the formative years and to the further end that any abuses or unjust exploitation of this labor will be effectively prohibited.
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).