Alaska Administrative Code

The exemption from AS 23.10.050-23.10.150 provided by AS 23.10.055(10) applies to those activities commonly referred to as "prospecting" and does not apply once development of and production from a known mineral source has begun. Notes 8 AAC 15.130 Eff. 12/9/78, Register 68 Autho…

The exemption from AS 23.10.050-23.10.150 provided by AS 23.10.055(11) does not apply during any workweek in which an individual normally within the ambit of AS 23.10.055(11) is employed in excess of 30 hours. Notes 8 AAC 15.135 Eff. 12/9/78, Register 68 Authority:AS 23.10.055(11…

In determining the number of employees that an employer employs for purposes of AS 23.10.060(d)(1), all officers of a corporation who actively engage in the business and all part-time employees will be counted regardless of the number of days or hours worked. Notes 8 AAC 15.140 E…

(a) For purposes of AS 23.10.060(3), a "mining season" means the cumulative period of time during which operations are carried on during a calendar year, but not exceeding 20 weeks. (b) The exemption from the payment for overtime under AS 23.10.060 for employers engaged in small …

(a) The provisions of AS 23.05.140 and AS 23.10.085(c) do not limit the right of an employer and employee to enter into a written agreement to provide for deductions of monetary obligations of an employee. Requiring or inducing an employee to return or give up any part of the com…

An employer may not require an employee to purchase a uniform or equipment if the (1) uniform or equipment is required by the federal, state, or local safety or health codes; or (2) nature of the employer's business requires the use of either, and if the uniform or equipment (A) …

Notes 8 AAC 15.175 Repealed 9/28/85. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) The labor standards and safety division will investigate potential violations of AS 23.10.050-23.10.150 on its own motion. (b) If, after an investigation, the division finds that probable cause exists for believing that a violation of AS 23.10.050-23.10.150 has occurred, it w…

(a) The labor standards and safety division will investigate potential violations of AS 18.20.400 - 18.20.499 on its own motion, or on the complaint of any person. (b) A complaint alleging a violation of AS 18.20.400 - 18.20.499 must be filed with the division within 30 days afte…

(a) For the purposes of AS 23.10.100, "the place where an employee is employed" means the central office of an employer located within the state. An employer may keep duplicate records at the sites or premises where the work is performed. (b) For the purposes of AS 23.10.100, "ot…

(a) In addition to the records specified in 8 AAC 15.900, an employer of a line haul truck driver who has elected to pay overtime to drivers using an alternate rate of overtime pay calculated in accordance with AS 23.10.060(d)(15) and 8 AAC 15.101, shall maintain records that sub…

(a) Except as provided in this section, an employer may not handle or take possession or control of an employee's tips. (b) An employer may handle an employee's tips only for the purpose of (1) delivering the cash amount of a tip to the employee when a customer provides for a tip…

(a) Subject to the exceptions specified in 29 C.F.R. 541.602 and 541.603, revised as of July 1, 2012 and adopted by reference, an exempt employee must receive the full salary for any week in which the employee performs any work regardless of the number of days or hours worked, ex…

(a) In this chapter and AS 23.10.050-23.10.150, unless the context requires otherwise(1) repealed 3/2/2008; (2) "casual employee," as used in AS 23.10.060(d), means (A) an employee engaged in an activity that occurs without regularity and is not in the usual course of trade, busi…

(a) A termination by an employer of any employee, who falls within the purview of AS 23.10.375-23.10.400, during the term of the contract of employment is considered "a cause good and sufficient, beyond the control of the employee," as the phrase is used in AS 23.10.380(a)(1), an…

If an employee, who falls within the purview of AS 23.10.375-23.10.400, voluntarily terminates for just cause, or is terminated for any cause during the term of the employee's contract of employment and if immediate transportation is unavailable upon the termination, the employee…

(a) The division will investigate potential violations of AS 23.10.375-23.10.400 after the assignment to it of a claim under AS 23.10.385. (b) If, after investigation, the division finds that probable cause exists for believing that a violation of AS 23.10.375-23.10.400 has occur…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise (1) "return transportation" means all transportation costs to return the employee only to the original place of hire; (2) "subsistence" means board and lodging furnished by the employer or $100 per day furnished by the employ…

(a) In cases where the director considers an investigative hearing on a claim assigned under AS 23.05.220 to be appropriate, the director shall determine the time and place of the hearing and deliver or mail a notice of hearing to the claimant, respondent, and any interested part…

(a) The hearing officer shall prepare a written decision containing findings of fact and conclusions of law after the close of the hearing. (b) Upon making a decision, the hearing officer shall serve it upon the respondent and claimant by personal service or certified mail, retur…

In this chapter and in AS 23.05.010-23.05.280, unless the context requires otherwise (1) "director" means the director of the labor standards and safety division of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the director's designee; (2) "division" means the labor…

Notes 8 AAC 27.010 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.020 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.030 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.040 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.050 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.060 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.070 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 8 AAC 27.900 Eff. 7/30/83, Register 87; repealed 11/16/2012, Register 204 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

(a) Within 20 days of awarding a public contract, the state or political subdivision of the state shall notify the commissioner in writing that the contract has been awarded. The writing shall conform to the requirements of AS 36.05.035. (b) Verification of contractors bonding re…

(a) Before Friday of every second week, each contractor, subcontractor, or owner/operator who performs work on a public construction contract for the state or political subdivision of the state shall file with the department a certified payroll (Form 07-6058) that covers the prec…

(a) Employers must remit contributions to union trusts, approved private pension plans, or other approved fringe benefit plans by the 15th of the month following the accrual of the contribution. If the plan itself has a more stringent remittance deadline, the plan deadline shall …

When the department determines, under the authority of AS 36.05.030, that a violation has occurred, it shall notify the contracting agency as to the nature and estimated amount of the violation so that the contracting agency can fulfill its obligation to withhold funds under AS 3…

(a) If the state or a political subdivision of the state withholds accrued payments under those provisions of its contracts required by AS 36.05.070(c)(4), the state or political subdivision shall notify the commissioner within three working days. (b) Notification shall be in wri…

(a) If the state or a political subdivision of the state terminates a contract under those provisions of its contract required under AS 36.05.080, the state or political subdivision of the state shall notify the department within three working days. (b) Notification shall be in w…

(a) The department will determine the prevailing wage rate to be paid laborers, mechanics, and field surveyors. The department will publish this determination in the pamphlet Laborers' and Mechanics' Minimum Rates of Pay. The department will periodically revise the prevailing wag…

The purpose of 8 AAC 30.052 - 8 AAC 30.056 is to ensure that wages paid to laborers, mechanics, and field surveyors do not fall below the prevailing rate of pay. Notes 8 AAC 30.051 Eff. 11/25/2018,Register 228, January 2019 Authority:AS 23.05.060 AS 36.05.010 AS 36.05.030 AS 36.1…

(a) A contractor on a public construction project located 65 or more road miles from the international airport closest to the project area in either Fairbanks, Juneau, or Anchorage, or that is inaccessible by road in a two-wheel drive vehicle, shall provide adequate board and lod…

(a) A contractor may pay a laborer, mechanic, or field surveyor per diem instead of providing board and lodging, when the following conditions are met (1) the department determines that per diem instead of board and lodging is an established practice for the work classification; …

Upon a contractor's written request, the commissioner may approve an alternative board and lodging or per diem arrangement, provided (1) the arrangement does not reduce the laborer, mechanic, or field surveyor's wages below the prevailing wage rate; and (2) the laborer, mechanic,…

Notes 8 AAC 30.060 Repealed 9/27/87. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) Within 20 days after awarding a contract or grant covered by AS 36.10.180, a state agency or political subdivision of the state shall file with the department a notice containing (1) the name and address of the state agency or political subdivision awarding the contract or gr…

(a) Upon request by the department, an employer required to file a quarterly report of employment and wages under AS 23.20.105-23.20.535 shall include in its quarterly report the following information for each employee: (1) either the occupational title or the four-digit standard…

(a) For purposes of AS 36.10.150, the commissioner will determine that an area is a zone of underemployment if (1) the rate of unemployment within the area is at least 10 percent greater than the average national unemployment rate for the most recent 12-month period for which une…

Notes 8 AAC 30.065 Eff. 9/27/87, Register 103; repealed 8/9/2001, Register 159 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 8 AAC 30.066 Eff. 9/27/87, Register 103; repealed 8/9/2001, Register 159 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 8 AAC 30.067 Eff. 9/27/87, Register 103; repealed 8/9/2001, Register 159 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

For purposes of AS 36.10.150-36.10.175 and this chapter, the lack of employment opportunities has substantially contributed to serious social or economic problems if changes in indicators of social and economic problems are linked to changes in the number of people who want to wo…

For purposes of AS 36.10.150-36.10.175, and 8 AAC 30.064, the commissioner will determine that employment of nonresidents is a peculiar source of unemployment if more than 10 percent of the residents of an area who are trained or experienced in a craft or occupation are unemploye…

Notes 8 AAC 30.070 Repealed 9/27/87. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…