A person engaged in manufacturing, mining, constructing, building, or other business or occupation carried on by means of machinery or mechanical appliances is liable to an employee or, in the event of the employee’s death, to the employee’s personal representative for the benefit of the employee’s surviving spouse and children, if any, or if none, […]
In an action against a master or employer under AS 23.25.010 the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence does not bar a recovery where the employee’s contributory negligence was slight and the negligence of the employer was gross in comparison, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in […]
(a) No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of an employee, nor the acceptance of insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity by the person entitled to it constitutes a bar or defense to an action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to or death […]
An action may not be maintained under this chapter unless (1) it is shown that there exist beneficiaries as provided in AS 23.25.010; (2) the action is brought within two years from the time the cause of action accrued.
