Sec. 39.90.120. Relief and penalties.
(a) A person who alleges a violation of AS 39.90.100 may bring a civil action and the court may grant appropriate relief, including punitive damages. (b) A person who violates or attempts to violate AS 39.90.100 is also liable for a civil fine of not more than $10,000. The attorney general may enforce this subsection. […]
Sec. 39.90.130. Exemption for municipalities.
A municipality is not required to comply with the provisions of AS 39.90.100 – 39.90.150 if the municipality has adopted an ordinance that provides protections for its employees and other persons that are substantially similar to the protections under AS 39.90.100 – 39.90.150. Notwithstanding AS 29.25.070, the ordinance may provide for a civil penalty for […]
Sec. 39.90.140. Definitions.
In AS 39.90.100 – 39.90.150, (1) “employee” or “public employee” means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied, for a public employer; (2) “employer” or “public employer” includes the state, a public or quasi-public corporation or authority established by state […]
Sec. 39.90.150. Short title.
AS 39.90.100 – 39.90.150 may be cited as the Alaska Whistleblower Act.
Sec. 39.90.100. Persons protected.
(a) A public employer may not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because (1) the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports to a public body or is about to report to a public body a matter of […]
Sec. 39.90.110. Limitation to protections.
(a) A person is not entitled to the protections under AS 39.90.100 – 39.90.150 unless the person (1) reasonably believes that the information reported is or is about to become a matter of public concern; and (2) reports the information in good faith. (b) A person is entitled to the protections under AS 39.90.100 – […]