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AK Stat § 23.20.382 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.382. Benefits while attending approved vocational training course.

(a) Benefits or waiting-week credit for any week may not be denied an otherwise eligible individual because the individual is attending a vocational training or retraining course with the approval of the director of the division responsible for employment and training services or because, while attending the course, the individual is not available for work or refuses an offer of work. (b) An otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits or waiting-week credit for any week because the individual is in training approved under 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(1) (sec. 236(a)(1), Trade Act of 1974), if (1) while attending the training, the individual is not available for work, fails to seek work, or refuses work; or (2) the individual left work that was not suitable employment to enter training. (c) In (b)(2) of this section, “suitable employment” means work that (1) pays at least 80 percent of the individual's average weekly wage, as determined for the purposes of the Trade Act of 1974; and (2) is at least equal in skill level to the individual's past adversely affected employment, as defined for purposes of the Trade Act of 1974. (d) An otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits or waiting-week credit for any week because the individual is in any training approved under P.L. 105-220 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998) and, while attending the training, is not available for work, fails to seek work, or refuses work. (a) Benefits or waiting-week credit for any week may not be denied an otherwise eligible individual because the individual is attending a vocational training or retraining course with the approval of the director of the employment security division or because, while attending the course, the individual is not available for work or refuses an offer of work. (b) An otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits or waiting-week credit for any week because the individual is in training approved under 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(1) (sec. 236(a)(1), Trade Act of 1974), if (1) while attending the training, the individual is not available for work, fails to seek work, or refuses work; or (2) the individual left work that was not suitable employment to enter training. (c) In (b)(2) of this section, “suitable employment” means work that (1) pays at least 80 percent of the individual's average weekly wage, as determined for the purposes of the Trade Act of 1974; and (2) is at least equal in skill level to the individual's past adversely affected employment, as defined for purposes of the Trade Act of 1974. (d) An otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits or waiting-week credit for any week because the individual is in any training approved under P.L. 105-220 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998) and, while attending the training, is not available for work, fails to seek work, or refuses work.
AK Stat § 23.20.383 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.383. Labor dispute disqualification.

(a) An insured worker is disqualified for waiting-week credit or benefits for a week of the insured worker's unemployment if, for that week, the department finds the insured worker's unemployment is due to a stoppage of work caused by a labor dispute at the immediate establishment or other premises at which the insured worker is or was last employed. For the purposes of this section, each separate department of the same premises which is commonly conducted as a separate business in separate premises is considered a separate establishment or other premises. (b) This section does not apply if the department finds that (1) the insured worker was not participating in or directly interested in the labor dispute that caused the insured worker's unemployment, and the insured worker did not belong to a grade or class of workers that, immediately before the commencement of the dispute, had members employed at the premises at which the labor dispute occurred who were participating in or directly interested in the labor dispute; or (2) the labor dispute is caused by the failure or refusal of the employer to comply with an agreement or contract between the employer and the insured worker, or a state or federal law pertaining to hours, wages, or other conditions of work.
AK Stat § 23.20.385 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.385. Suitable work.

(a) Work may not be considered suitable and benefits may not be denied under a provision of this chapter to an otherwise eligible individual for refusing to accept new work under any of the following conditions: (1) if the position offered is vacant due directly to a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute; (2) if the wages, hours, or other conditions of the work offered are substantially less favorable to the individual than those prevailing for similar work in the locality; (3) if, as a condition of being employed, the individual would be required to join a company union or to resign from or refrain from joining a bona fide labor organization. (b) In determining whether work is suitable for a claimant and in determining the existence of good cause for leaving or refusing work, the department shall, in addition to determining the existence of any of the conditions specified in (a) of this section, consider the degree of risk to the claimant's health, safety, and morals, the claimant's physical fitness for the work, the claimant's prior training, experience, and earnings, the length of the claimant's unemployment, the prospects for obtaining work at the claimant's highest skill, the distance of the available work from the claimant's residence, the prospects for obtaining local work, and other factors that influence a reasonably prudent person in the claimant's circumstances. (c) This section shall be given the same meaning as the Secretary of Labor gives to 26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) (Internal Revenue Code of 1954).
AK Stat § 23.20.387 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.387. Disqualification for misrepresentation.

(a) An insured worker is disqualified for benefits for the week with respect to which the false statement or misrepresentation was made and for an additional period of not less than six weeks or more than 52 weeks if the department determines that the insured worker has knowingly made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact or knowingly failed to report a material fact with intent to obtain or increase benefits under this chapter. The length of the additional disqualification and the beginning date of that disqualification shall be determined by the department according to the circumstances in each case. (b) A person may not be disqualified from receiving benefits under this section unless there is documented evidence that the person has made a false statement or a misrepresentation as to a material fact or has failed to disclose a material fact. Before a determination of fraudulent misrepresentation or nondisclosure may be made, there must be a preponderance of evidence of an intention to defraud, and the false statement or misrepresentation must be shown to be knowing and to involve a material fact. (c) The insured worker shall be notified of the department's determination under this section as provided in AS 23.20.340(f) and may appeal the determination as provided in AS 23.20.415.
AK Stat § 23.20.392 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.392. Deductions from back pay awards.

An employer who makes a deduction from a back pay award to an insured worker because of the insured worker's receipt of benefits under this chapter for which the insured worker is ineligible by reason of the back pay award, shall pay into the unemployment trust fund an amount equal to the amount of the deduction. If an employer making a payment under this section has already reimbursed the department for the benefits under AS 23.20.276 and 23.20.277, the account of the employer shall be properly credited. The insured worker's liability under AS 23.20.390 shall be reduced by the amount paid by the employer under this section.
AK Stat § 23.20.395 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.395. Waiver of rights void.

(a) An agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual's right to benefits or any other rights under this chapter is void. (b) An agreement by an individual in the employ of a person or concern to pay all or a portion of an employer's contributions required under this chapter from the employer is void. (c) An employer may not make or require or accept a deduction from wages to finance the employer's contributions required from the employer, or require or accept a waiver of any right under this chapter by an employee. An employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates a provision of this section upon conviction is punishable, for each offense, by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
AK Stat § 23.20.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.400. Limitation of fees.

(a) An individual claiming benefits may not be charged a fee of any kind in a proceeding under this chapter by the department or its representatives, or by a court or an officer of a court. An individual claiming benefits in a proceeding before the department or its representatives or a court may be represented by counsel or other authorized agent; but the counsel or agent may not charge or receive for services more than an amount approved by the department or the court. (b) A person who violates a provision of this section upon conviction is punishable, for each offense, by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
AK Stat § 23.20.403 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.403. Voluntary income tax withholding.

(a) When an individual files a new claim for unemployment compensation, the department shall advise the individual that (1) unemployment compensation benefits are subject to federal income tax; (2) federal requirements exist pertaining to estimated federal tax payments; (3) the individual may elect to have federal income tax deducted and withheld from the individual's payment of unemployment compensation benefits at the amount specified in 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code); and (4) the individual is permitted to change a previously elected status for the withholding of federal income tax. (b) Amounts deducted for federal income taxes and withheld from unemployment compensation benefits shall remain in the unemployment fund until transferred to the federal Internal Revenue Service as payment of federal income tax. (c) The department shall comply with legal requirements of the federal Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service regarding the deduction and withholding of federal income tax.
AK Stat § 23.20.405 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 6. Benefits.|Sec. 23.20.405. Assignment void; exemption of benefits.

(a) An assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of a right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter is void. (b) [Repealed, § 14 ch 62 SLA 1982.]  (c) [Repealed, § 14 ch 62 SLA 1982.]  (d) A waiver of an exemption provided in this section is void. (e) Benefits paid or payable under this chapter are exempt from levy to enforce the collection of a debt as provided in AS 09.38 (exemptions).
AK Stat § 23.20.407 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 7. Extended Unemployment Compensation.|Sec. 23.20.407. Weekly extended benefit amount; total payable.

(a) The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in the individual's eligibility period is an amount equal to the weekly benefit amount, including the allowance for dependents, payable to the individual during the applicable benefit year. (b) The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to the individual's applicable benefit year is the least of the following amounts: (1) 50 percent of the total amount of regular benefits, including dependents' allowances, which were payable to the individual under this chapter in the individual's applicable benefit year; (2) 13 times the weekly benefit amount, including dependents' allowances, which was payable to the individual under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year; or (3) 39 times the weekly benefit amount, including dependents' allowances, which was payable to the individual under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the total amount of regular benefits which were paid or considered paid to the individual under this chapter with respect to the benefit year. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the benefit year of an individual ends within an extended benefit period, the remaining balance of extended benefits that the individual would, but for this section, be entitled to receive in the extended benefit period, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the end of the benefit year, shall be reduced by the number of weeks for which the individual received an amount as a trade readjustment allowance within the benefit year multiplied by the individual's weekly benefit amount for extended benefits. However, the extended benefits may not be reduced below zero. (d) During a high unemployment period, as described in AS 23.20.408(i), the total extended benefit amount payable to an eligible individual with respect to the individual's applicable benefit year equals the lowest amount calculated under the following: (1) 80 percent of the total amount of regular benefits, including dependents' allowances, that were payable to the individual under this chapter in the individual's applicable benefit year; (2) 20 times the weekly benefit amount, including dependents' allowances, that was payable to the individual under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year; or (3) 46 times the weekly benefit amount, including dependents' allowances, that was payable to the individual under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the total amount of regular benefits that were paid or considered by the department to be paid to the individual under this chapter with respect to the benefit year.
AK Stat § 23.20.408 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 7. Extended Unemployment Compensation.|Sec. 23.20.408. Extended benefit periods.

(a) When an extended benefit period is to become effective in this state as a result of a state “on” indicator, or an extended benefit period is to be terminated in this state as a result of a state “off” indicator, the department shall make an appropriate public announcement. (b) An extended benefit period may not begin by reason of a state “on” indicator before the 14th week following the end of a prior extended benefit period which was in effect with respect to this state. (c) [Repealed, § 25 ch 122 SLA 1977.]  (d) [Repealed, § 33 ch 115 SLA 1982.]  (e) [Repealed, § 33 ch 115 SLA 1982.]  (f) Except as provided in (g)(2) of this section, there is a state “on” indicator for a week if the (1) rate of insured unemployment under this chapter for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks either equaled or exceeded (A) 120 percent of the average rate of insured unemployment for the corresponding 13-week period in each of the preceding two calendar years and equaled or exceeded five percent; or (B) six percent, without regard to the rate of insured unemployment in the two previous years; or (2) average rate of seasonally adjusted total unemployment, as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor, for the period consisting of the most recent three months for which data for all states are published before the end of that week equals or exceeds (A) 6.5 percent; and (B) 110 percent of that average for either or both of the corresponding three-month periods ending in the two preceding calendar years. (g) There is a state “off” indicator for a week if, (1) for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks, there was not an “on” indicator under (f) of this section; or (2) notwithstanding (f) of this section, in that week the state is otherwise eligible to participate in the emergency unemployment compensation program in 26 U.S.C. 3304; however, the department must trigger “off” to enable the state to participate in that program. (h) In (f) of this section, “rate of insured unemployment” means the percentage derived by dividing (1) the average weekly number of individuals filing claims for regular compensation in this state for weeks of unemployment with respect to the most recent 13 consecutive week period, as determined by the department on the basis of its reports to the United States Secretary of Labor, by (2) the average monthly employment covered under this chapter for the first four of the most recent six completed calendar quarters ending before the close of that 13-week period. Computations required by this subsection shall be made by the department in accordance with regulations prescribed by the United States Secretary of Labor. (i) The state is in a high unemployment period if the circumstances set out in (f)(2) of this section are present, but the average rate of seasonally adjusted total unemployment equals or exceeds eight percent.
AK Stat § 23.20.410 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.410. Appeal tribunals.

The department shall appoint one or more referees, each of whom constitutes an appeal tribunal to hear and decide appeals from determinations and redeterminations.
AK Stat § 23.20.415 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.415. Review by appeal tribunal.

(a) A party entitled to notice of determination provided in AS 23.20.340 may file an appeal from the determination to an appeal tribunal within the time specified in that section. However, an appeal from a determination which involves AS 23.20.383 shall be made to the department. The parties to an appeal from a determination shall include all those entitled to notice of the determination and a properly designated representative of the department. (b) If an appeal involves a question whether service constitutes employment, the tribunal shall give notice of the appeal and the issues involved to a properly designated representative of the department and to the employing unit for which the service was performed. The employing unit, if not already a party, shall then become a party to the appeal. (c) If an appeal from a determination is pending on the date a redetermination is issued, the appeal unless withdrawn shall be treated as an appeal from the redetermination. Appeals may be withdrawn at the request of the appellant and with the permission of the appeal tribunal if the record preceding the appeal and the request for the withdrawal support the correctness of the determination, and indicate that no coercion or fraud is involved in the withdrawal. (d) In addition to the issues raised by the determination which is appealed, the tribunal may hear and decide additional issues affecting the claimant's rights to benefits if, by the date of hearing, the department has issued no final determination concerning the additional issues and the parties involved have been notified of the hearing and of the pendency of the additional issues.
AK Stat § 23.20.420 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.420. Hearing procedure and record.

(a) Each party shall be promptly given a reasonable opportunity for fair hearing. An appeal tribunal shall inquire into and develop all facts bearing on the issues and shall receive and consider evidence without regard to statutory and common law rules. The appeal tribunal shall include in the record and consider as evidence all records of the department that are material to the issues. (b) The department shall adopt regulations governing the manner of filing appeals and the conduct of hearings and appeals consistent with the provisions of this chapter. A record shall be kept of all testimony and proceedings in an appeal, but testimony need not be transcribed unless further review is initiated. (c) Witnesses subpoenaed shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the department. The fees of witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the department or a claimant are considered part of the expense of administering this chapter. (d) A member of the department, or of an appeal tribunal, or a person acting on behalf of the department may not participate in an appeal in which the person has an interest.
AK Stat § 23.20.425 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.425. Consolidated appeals.

(a) When the same or substantially similar evidence is material to the matter in issue with respect to more than one individual, as long as no party is prejudiced, (1) the same time and place for considering all cases may be fixed; (2) hearings on the cases may be jointly conducted; (3) a single record of the proceedings may be made; and (4) evidence introduced with respect to one proceeding may be considered as introduced in the others. (b) However, a party who would be prejudiced by a proceeding under (a) of this section may have a separate hearing upon demand.
AK Stat § 23.20.430 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.430. Notice of decision and time for appeal.

After a hearing an appeal tribunal shall promptly make findings and conclusions and on the basis of them shall affirm, modify, or reverse the determination. Each party shall be promptly given a copy of the decision, the supporting findings, and the conclusions. This decision is final unless further review is initiated under AS 23.20.435 within 30 days after the decision is mailed to each party at the party's last address of record or delivered to the party. The period within which further review may be initiated may be extended for a reasonable period of time upon a showing that the application was delayed as a result of circumstances beyond the party's control.