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AK Stat § 23.20.435 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.435. Review by department.

(a) An appeal to the department by a party is a matter of right if the decision of the appeal tribunal reverses or modifies the determination of the department, or if a question arising under AS 23.20.383 is presented. In all other cases further appeal to the department is permitted only at the discretion of the department. (b) The department on its own motion may initiate a review of a decision or determination of an appeal tribunal within 30 days after the date of the decision. The department may affirm, modify, or reverse the findings or conclusions of the appeal tribunal solely on the basis of evidence previously submitted, or upon the basis of additional evidence that it may take or direct to be taken.
AK Stat § 23.20.440 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.440. Removal of appeal to department.

The department may remove to itself or transfer to another appeal tribunal an appeal pending before an appeal tribunal. In an appeal removed to the department, before a fair hearing has been completed, the parties shall be given a fair hearing by the department as required by AS 23.20.410 - 23.20.470 with respect to proceedings before an appeal tribunal.
AK Stat § 23.20.445 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.445. Notice of decision of department and judicial review.

Each party, including the properly designated representative of the department, shall be promptly given a copy of the decision and the supporting findings and conclusions of the department. The decision is final unless a party initiates judicial review by filing an appeal in the superior court as provided in the Rules of Appellate Procedure of the State of Alaska. For the purpose of judicial review, an appeal tribunal's decision from which an application for appeal has been denied by the department is considered the decision of the department, except that the time for initiating judicial review runs from the date of the mailing or delivery of the notice of the denial of the application for appeal by the department.
AK Stat § 23.20.450 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.450. Conclusiveness of final determinations and decisions.

(a) Except to the extent there is a redetermination under AS 23.20.330 - 23.20.405, all final determinations and decisions are conclusive upon employing units with notice, the department, and the claimant. A final determination or decision as to benefit rights is not subject to collateral attack by an employing unit regardless of notice. (b) The department, or appeal tribunal, shall reopen a determination or decision or revoke permission for withdrawal of an appeal if (1) it finds that a worker or employer has been defrauded or coerced in connection with the determination, decision, or withdrawal of the appeal, and (2) the defrauded or coerced person informs the appropriate officer or body of the fraud or coercion within 60 days after the person has become aware of the fraud or within 60 days after the coercion has been removed.
AK Stat § 23.20.455 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.455. Rule of decision and certification to department.

(a) Final decisions of the department and the principles of law declared in their support are binding in all subsequent proceedings under this chapter involving similar questions unless expressly or impliedly overruled by a later decision of the department or of a court. Final decisions of appeal tribunals and the principles of law declared in their support are binding on the employees and representatives of the department and are persuasive authority in subsequent appeal tribunal proceedings. (b) If in a subsequent proceeding the department or an appeal tribunal has serious doubt as to the correctness of a principle previously declared by an appeal tribunal or by the department, or if there is an apparent inconsistency or conflict in final decisions of comparable authority, then the findings of fact in the case may be certified, together with the question of law involved, to the department. After giving notice and reasonable opportunity for hearing upon the law to all parties to the proceedings, the department shall certify to the appropriate employees or representatives of the department or appeal tribunal and the parties its answer to the question submitted; or the department in its discretion may remove to itself the entire proceeding as provided in AS 23.20.440 and give its decision upon the entire case.
AK Stat § 23.20.460 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.460. Limitation of fees.

A claimant may not be charged fees or costs of any kind by the department, its representative, an appeal tribunal, a court, or a court officer. However, a court may assess costs against the claimant if it determines that the proceedings for judicial review have been instituted without reasonable grounds.
AK Stat § 23.20.465 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.465. Representation of claimant.

A claimant in a proceeding before the department or an appeal tribunal may be represented by counsel or other authorized agent. The counsel or agent may not charge or receive for services more than an amount approved by the department.
AK Stat § 23.20.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 8. Appeals.|Sec. 23.20.470. Attorney fees.

(a) An attorney at law representing a claimant on appeal to the courts is entitled to reasonable counsel fees as fixed by the court and necessary court costs and printing disbursements as fixed by the court. (b) The department shall pay the counsel fees, costs, and disbursements out of employment security administration funds in a court appeal (1) from an administrative or judicial decision favorable in whole or in part to the claimant, (2) by a claimant from a department decision which reverses a tribunal decision in the claimant's favor, (3) as a result of which the claimant is awarded benefits, or (4) by a claimant from a decision by a tribunal, the department, or court which was not unanimous.
AK Stat § 23.20.475 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.475. Amendment or repeal.

There may be no vested right of any kind against the state as the result of enactment, amendment, or repeal of this chapter.
AK Stat § 23.20.480 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.480. Termination.

(a) If the Federal Unemployment Tax Act is amended or repealed by Congress, or is held unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court, with the result that no portion of the contributions required under this chapter may be credited against the tax imposed by the federal Act, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall send immediate notice of the fact to the governor of the state. Because of the danger to the welfare of the people of the state the governor may then call a special session of the legislature, if necessary, so that it may take measures to effectuate the purpose of this chapter or to end its operations. (b) Pending the determination by the legislature, the department shall requisition from the unemployment trust fund all money in the fund to its credit. This money, together with any other money in the unemployment fund, as long as the money is available, shall be used for the payment of benefits in accordance with this chapter.
AK Stat § 23.20.485 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.485. False statement to secure benefits.

A person who makes a false statement or misrepresentation knowing it is false or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, with intent to obtain or increase a benefit or other payment under this chapter or under an employment security law of another state, of the federal government, or of a foreign government, either for that person or another, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Each false statement or misrepresentation or failure to disclose a material fact is a separate offense.
AK Stat § 23.20.486 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.486. Participation in the federal offset program.

In addition to any remedies authorized by this chapter, the department may offset any covered unemployment compensation debt against a claimant's federal income tax refund in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 6402.
AK Stat § 23.20.490 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.490. Acts of employer prohibited.

(a) An employing unit or an officer or agent of an employing unit may not (1) make a false statement or representation knowing it is false; (2) knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to an individual entitled to them, or to avoid or reduce a contribution or other payment required from an employing unit under this chapter; or (3) knowingly fail or refuse to make a contribution or other payment, or to furnish a report required by this chapter or by authority granted under this chapter, or to produce or permit the inspection or copying of records as required by this chapter. (b) An employing unit or officer or agent of an employing unit who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AK Stat § 23.20.495 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.495. Noncompliance with subpoena of agency.

A person who, without just cause, fails or refuses to attend and testify or to answer a lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, if it is in the person's power to do so, in obedience to a subpoena of the department, an appeal tribunal, or an authorized representative of any of them, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or by both. Each day the failure or refusal continues is a separate offense.
AK Stat § 23.20.497 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.497. Binding effect of department decisions.

(a) A finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order made with respect to a claim for unemployment compensation under this chapter is not conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding in another forum concerning proceedings not under this chapter, regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts. (b) In this section, “action” means a court or administrative proceeding not brought under this chapter or an arbitration proceeding.
AK Stat § 23.20.500 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.500. Violation of statute or regulations.

A person who wilfully violates a provision of this chapter or an order or regulation under it, the violation of which is made unlawful or the observance of which is required under this chapter, and for which a penalty is not prescribed in this chapter or provided by another applicable statute, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or by both.
AK Stat § 23.20.505 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.505. Unemployed defined.

(a) An individual is considered “unemployed” in a week during which the individual performs no services and for which no wages are payable to the individual, or in a week of less than full-time work if the wages payable to the individual for the week are less than one and one-third times the individual's weekly benefit amount, excluding the allowance for dependents, plus $50. (b) [Repealed, § 33 ch 115 SLA 1982.]  (c) [Repealed, § 33 ch 115 SLA 1982.]  (d) An individual is not considered “unemployed” in a week if (1) the individual is not performing services during that week because the individual is on leave from the regular employer of the individual for a period of four weeks or less; and (2) the leave is part of a work schedule consisting of alternating periods of work and leave in which the hours of work for one complete period of work and leave average at least 40 hours per week.
AK Stat § 23.20.510 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.510. Pay period.

(a) If the service performed during one-half or more of a pay period by an individual for an employing unit constitutes employment, all the service of the individual for the period is considered employment. (b) If the service performed during more than one-half of a pay period by an individual for an employing unit does not constitute employment, then none of the service of the individual for the period is considered employment. (c) In this section, “pay period” means a period of not more than 31 consecutive days for which a payment for service is ordinarily made to the individual by the employing unit. This section does not apply to service performed in a pay period by an individual for an employing unit when any of the service is excluded because it is subject to an unemployment insurance program established by an Act of Congress.
AK Stat § 23.20.535 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act|Article 9. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.20.535. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Employment Security Act.
AK Stat § 23.30.001 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1. Administration.|Sec. 23.30.001. Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the legislature that (1) this chapter be interpreted so as to ensure the quick, efficient, fair, and predictable delivery of indemnity and medical benefits to injured workers at a reasonable cost to the employers who are subject to the provisions of this chapter; (2) workers' compensation cases shall be decided on their merits except where otherwise provided by statute; (3) this chapter may not be construed by the courts in favor of a party; (4) hearings in workers' compensation cases shall be impartial and fair to all parties and that all parties shall be afforded due process and an opportunity to be heard and for their arguments and evidence to be fairly considered.
AK Stat § 23.30.002 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1. Administration.|Sec. 23.30.002. Division of workers' compensation; director.

The division of workers' compensation is established in the department. The commissioner shall appoint the director of the division of workers' compensation.
AK Stat § 23.30.008 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1. Administration.|Sec. 23.30.008. Powers and duties of the commission.

(a) The commission shall be the exclusive and final authority for the hearing and determination of all questions of law and fact arising under this chapter in those matters that have been appealed to the commission, except for an appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court. The commission does not have jurisdiction in any case that does not arise under this chapter or in any criminal case. On any matter taken to the commission, the decision of the commission is final and conclusive, unless appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court, and shall stand in lieu of the order of the board from which the appeal was taken. Unless reversed by the Alaska Supreme Court, decisions of the commission have the force of legal precedent. (b) The commission, in its administrative capacity, shall maintain, index, and make available for public inspection the final administrative decisions and orders of the commission and of the board. The chair of the commission may review and circulate among the other members of the relevant commission appeal panel the drafts of the panel's formal decisions and decisions upon reconsideration. The drafts are confidential documents and are not subject to disclosure. (c) The chair of the commission shall draft and propose, and the commission in its administrative capacity may adopt, regulations implementing the commission's authority and duties under this chapter, including rules of procedure and evidence for proceedings before the commission under this chapter. The provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) apply to the adoption of regulations by the commission. (d) In an appeal, the commission shall award a successful party reasonable costs and, if the party is represented by an attorney, attorney fees that the commission determines to be fully compensatory and reasonable. However, the commission may not make an award of attorney fees against an injured worker unless the commission finds that the worker's position on appeal was frivolous or unreasonable or the appeal was taken in bad faith. (e) The commission, in its administrative capacity, may adopt and alter an official seal and do all things necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied in this chapter.
AK Stat § 23.30.009 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1. Administration.|Sec. 23.30.009. Powers and duties of the chair of the commission.

(a) The chair of the commission shall exercise general supervision over the office of the commission and over appeals and shall direct the administrative functions of the commission. The chair of the commission shall serve as the executive officer of the commission and shall have authority in all administrative matters relating to the members. The chair may (1) employ and supervise commission staff and appoint a commission clerk; (2) establish and implement a time management system for the commission members and staff and manage the calendar of appeals; (3) assign the work of the commission members and staff so that appeals are resolved as expeditiously and competently as possible; (4) advise and cooperate with the board to develop appropriate procedures for maintenance and transfer of hearing files and the preservation and transfer of records on appeal; and (5) prepare an annual budget of the commission. (b) The chair of the commission shall preside over hearings and arguments on appeals. The chair of the commission shall ensure that all functions of the commission are performed with due regard for the rights of all parties and consistent with the orderly and prompt resolution of appeals. The chair of the commission shall rule on questions of procedure and advise the representative members of the commission on matters of law. (c) The chair of the commission shall, not later than March 15 of each year, make available to the public and file with the lieutenant governor a report regarding the commission for the prior calendar year, including data regarding time periods between initial receipt and final decisions on appeals. (d) The chair of the commission shall devote full time to the duties of the chair of the commission and may not engage in any other employment or business. The chair of the commission may not hold any other office or position under the United States, this state, any municipality or political subdivision of this state, or any tribal government or corporation. The chair of the commission may not hold office or position in a partisan political organization or party.
AK Stat § 23.30.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1. Administration.|Sec. 23.30.010. Coverage.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, compensation or benefits are payable under this chapter for disability or death or the need for medical treatment of an employee if the disability or death of the employee or the employee's need for medical treatment arose out of and in the course of the employment. To establish a presumption under AS 23.30.120(a)(1) that the disability or death or the need for medical treatment arose out of and in the course of the employment, the employee must establish a causal link between the employment and the disability or death or the need for medical treatment. A presumption may be rebutted by a demonstration of substantial evidence that the death or disability or the need for medical treatment did not arise out of and in the course of the employment. When determining whether or not the death or disability or need for medical treatment arose out of and in the course of the employment, the board must evaluate the relative contribution of different causes of the disability or death or the need for medical treatment. Compensation or benefits under this chapter are payable for the disability or death or the need for medical treatment if, in relation to other causes, the employment is the substantial cause of the disability or death or need for medical treatment. (b) Compensation and benefits under this chapter are not payable for mental injury caused by mental stress, unless it is established that (1) the work stress was extraordinary and unusual in comparison to pressures and tensions experienced by individuals in a comparable work environment; and (2) the work stress was the predominant cause of the mental injury. The amount of work stress shall be measured by actual events. A mental injury is not considered to arise out of and in the course of employment if it results from a disciplinary action, work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, termination, or similar action taken in good faith by the employer.