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AK Stat § 23.30.245 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.245. Invalid agreements.

(a) An agreement by an employee to pay a portion of the premium paid by the employer to a carrier or to contribute to a benefit fund or department maintained by the employer for the purpose of providing compensation or medical services and supplies as required by this chapter is not valid. An employer who makes a deduction for this purpose from the pay of an employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. (b) An agreement by an employee to waive the right to compensation under this chapter is not valid.
AK Stat § 23.30.246 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.246. Search and rescue personnel as state employees.

(a) A resident of the state who temporarily volunteers to participate in a search and rescue training exercise or a search and rescue activity and who suffers injury or death during the course and within the scope of training for or providing search and rescue services is considered an employee of the state for purposes of this chapter if, at the time of the injury or death, the volunteer (1) is an authorized participant in a search and rescue training exercise under AS 18.60.115 or a search and rescue activity under AS 18.60.120; and (2) is not otherwise covered for that injury or death by an employer's workers' compensation insurance policy or self-insurance certificate. (b) Notwithstanding the methods for calculating an employee's gross weekly earnings under AS 23.30.220, the gross weekly earnings for a resident of the state temporarily engaged as a volunteer under (a) of this section are equal to the state average weekly wage.
AK Stat § 23.30.247 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.247. Discrimination prohibited.

(a) An employer may not discriminate in hiring, promotion, or retention policies or practices against an employee who has in good faith filed a claim for or received benefits under this chapter. An employer who violates this section is liable to the employee for damages to be assessed by the court in a private civil action. (b) This section may not be construed to prevent an employer from basing hiring, promotion, or retention policies or practices on considerations of the employee's safety practices or the employee's physical and mental abilities; nor may this section be construed so as to create employment rights not otherwise in existence. (c) This section may not be construed to prohibit an employer from requiring a prospective employee to fill out a preemployment questionnaire or application regarding the person's prior health or disability history as long as it is meant to determine whether the employee has the physical or mental capacity to meet the documented physical or mental demands of the work.
AK Stat § 23.30.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.250. Penalties for fraudulent or misleading acts; damages in civil actions.

(a) A person who (1) knowingly makes a false or misleading statement, representation, or submission related to a benefit under this chapter; (2) knowingly assists, abets, solicits, or conspires in making a false or misleading submission affecting the payment, coverage, or other benefit under this chapter; (3) knowingly misclassifies employees or engages in deceptive leasing practices for the purpose of evading full payment of workers' compensation insurance premiums; or (4) employs or contracts with a person or firm to coerce or encourage an individual to file a fraudulent compensation claim is civilly liable to a person adversely affected by the conduct, is guilty of theft by deception as defined in AS 11.46.180, and may be punished as provided by AS 11.46.120 - 11.46.150. (b) If the board, after a hearing, finds that a person has obtained compensation, medical treatment, or another benefit provided under this chapter, or that a provider has received a payment, by knowingly making a false or misleading statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining that benefit, the board shall order that person to make full reimbursement of the cost of all benefits obtained. Upon entry of an order authorized under this subsection, the board shall also order that person to pay all reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred by the employer and the employer's carrier in obtaining an order under this section and in defending any claim made for benefits under this chapter. If a person fails to comply with an order of the board requiring reimbursement of compensation and payment of costs and attorney fees, the employer may declare the person in default and proceed to collect any sum due as provided under AS 23.30.170(b) and (c). (c) To the extent allowed by law, in a civil action under (a) of this section, an award of damages by a court or jury may include compensatory damages and an award of three times the amount of damages sustained by the person, subject to AS 09.17. Attorney fees may be awarded to a prevailing party as allowed by law.
AK Stat § 23.30.255 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.255. Penalty for failure to pay compensation.

(a) An employer required to secure the payment of compensation under this chapter who fails to do so is guilty of a class B felony if the amount involved exceeds $25,000 or a class C felony if the amount involved is $25,000 or less. If the employer is a corporation, its president, secretary, and treasurer are also severally liable to the fine or imprisonment imposed for the failure of the corporation to secure the payment of compensation. The president, secretary, and treasurer are severally personally liable, jointly with the corporation, for the compensation or other benefit which accrues under this chapter in respect to an injury which happens to an employee of the corporation while it has failed to secure the payment of compensation as required by AS 23.30.075. (b) An employer who knowingly transfers, sells, encumbers, assigns, or in any manner disposes of, conceals, secretes, or destroys any property after one of the employer's employees has been injured within the scope of this chapter, with intent to avoid the payment of compensation under this chapter to the employee or the employee's dependents, is guilty of a class B felony if the amount involved exceeds $25,000 or a class C felony if the amount involved is $25,000 or less. If the employer is a corporation, its president, secretary, and treasurer are also severally liable to the penalty of imprisonment as well as jointly liable with the corporation for the fine. (c) This section does not affect any other liability of the employer under this chapter.
AK Stat § 23.30.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.260. Penalty for receiving unapproved fees and soliciting.

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both, if the person (1) receives a fee, other consideration, or a gratuity on account of any services rendered for representation or advice with respect to a claim, unless the consideration or gratuity is approved by the board or the court; or (2) makes it a business to solicit employment for a lawyer or for the person making the solicitation with respect to a claim or award for compensation. (b) Notwithstanding AS 23.30.145 and (a) of this section, approval of a fee is not required if  (1) the fee does not exceed $300 and is a one-time-only charge to an employee by an attorney licensed in this state who performed legal services with respect to the employee's claim but did not enter an appearance; or (2) the parties who reach an agreement in regard to a claim for injury or death under this chapter agree to the payment of attorney fees, and the agreement in regard to a claim for injury or death does not require board approval under AS 23.30.012.
AK Stat § 23.30.263 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.263. Immunity from civil liability for workplace safety inspections.

An employer's safety inspector is not liable for civil damages for an injury to an employee of that employer resulting from an act or omission in performing or failing to perform a loss control service, a workplace safety inspection, or a safety advisory service provided in connection with an employer's workers' compensation insurance coverage, unless the act or failure to act constitutes intentional misconduct. In this section, “safety inspector” means (1) a carrier and an employee or agent of the carrier; (2) a trade association of which the employer is a member; or (3) a person providing adjusting or inspection services to an employer who is a member of an association established under AS 21.76.010 or to an employer who is self-insured under AS 23.30.090.
AK Stat § 23.30.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 23.30.400. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.
AK Stat § 23.40.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 1. Local Organizations and Ferry System Employees.|Sec. 23.40.020. Enforcement of certain contracts only if union registers.

A labor contract executed in this state by a labor organization that has no local in this state or which contract is not to be executed by one or more of its locals in this state may not be enforced in the courts of this state unless the labor organization has registered with the department and complied with all regulations adopted by it.
AK Stat § 23.40.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 1. Local Organizations and Ferry System Employees.|Sec. 23.40.030. Definition of labor organization.

For the purpose of AS 23.40.020 - 23.40.040 “labor organization” includes an organization constituted wholly or partly to bargain collectively or deal with employers, including the state and its political subdivisions, concerning grievances, terms, or conditions of employment or other mutual aid or protection in connection with employees.
AK Stat § 23.40.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 1. Local Organizations and Ferry System Employees.|Sec. 23.40.040. Collective bargaining agreement.

The commissioner of transportation and public facilities or an authorized representative, in accordance with AS 23.40.020 - 23.40.030, may negotiate and enter into collective bargaining agreements concerning wages, hours, working conditions, and other employment benefits with the employees of the division of marine transportation engaged in operating the state ferry system as masters or members of the crews of vessels or their bargaining agent. A collective bargaining agreement is not final without the concurrence of the commissioner of transportation and public facilities. The commissioner of transportation and public facilities may make provision in the collective bargaining agreement for the settlement of labor disputes by arbitration.
AK Stat § 23.40.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.070. Declaration of policy.

The legislature finds that joint decision-making is the modern way of administering government. If public employees have been granted the right to share in the decision-making process affecting wages and working conditions, they have become more responsive and better able to exchange ideas and information on operations with their administrators. Accordingly, government is made more effective. The legislature further finds that the enactment of positive legislation establishing guidelines for public employment relations is the best way to harness and direct the energies of public employees eager to have a voice in determining their conditions of work, to provide a rational method for dealing with disputes and work stoppages, to strengthen the merit principle where civil service is in effect, and to maintain a favorable political and social environment. The legislature declares that it is the public policy of the state to promote harmonious and cooperative relations between government and its employees and to protect the public by assuring effective and orderly operations of government. These policies are to be effectuated by (1) recognizing the right of public employees to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining; (2) requiring public employers to negotiate with and enter into written agreements with employee organizations on matters of wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; (3) maintaining merit-system principles among public employees.
AK Stat § 23.40.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.075. Items not subject to bargaining.

The parties may not negotiate terms contrary to the (1) reemployment rights for injured state employees under AS 39.25.158; (2) reemployment rights of the organized militia under AS 26.05.075; (3) authority of the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.27.035 to assign Alaska temporary assistance program participants to a work activity considered appropriate by the Department of Health and Social Services; (4) authority for agencies to create temporary positions under AS 47.27.055(c); or (5) provisions contained in a contract under AS 14.40.210(a)(4).
AK Stat § 23.40.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.080. Rights of public employees.

Public employees may self-organize and form, join, or assist an organization to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
AK Stat § 23.40.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.090. Collective bargaining unit.

The labor relations agency shall decide in each case, in order to assure to employees the fullest freedom in exercising the rights guaranteed by AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260, the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining, based on such factors as community of interest, wages, hours, and other working conditions of the employees involved, the history of collective bargaining, and the desires of the employees. Bargaining units shall be as large as is reasonable, and unnecessary fragmenting shall be avoided.
AK Stat § 23.40.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.100. Representatives and elections.

(a) The labor relations agency shall investigate a petition if it is submitted in a manner prescribed by the labor relations agency and is (1) by an employee or group of employees or an organization acting in their behalf alleging that 30 percent of the employees of a proposed bargaining unit (A) want to be represented for collective bargaining by a labor or employee organization as exclusive representative, or (B) assert that the organization which has been certified or is currently being recognized by the public employer as bargaining representative is no longer the representative of the majority of employees in the bargaining unit; or (2) by the public employer alleging that one or more organizations have presented to it a claim to be recognized as a representative of a majority of employees in an appropriate unit. (b) If the labor relations agency has reasonable cause to believe that a question of representation exists, it shall provide for an appropriate hearing upon due notice. If the labor relations agency finds that there is a question of representation, it shall direct an election by secret ballot to determine whether or by which organization the employees desire to be represented and shall certify the results of the election. Nothing in this section prohibits the waiving of hearings by stipulation for the purpose of a consent election in conformity with the regulations of the labor relations agency or an election in a bargaining unit agreed upon by the parties. The labor relations agency shall determine who is eligible to vote in an election and shall establish rules governing the election. In an election in which none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority of the votes cast, a runoff election shall be conducted, the ballot providing for selection between the two choices receiving the largest and the second largest number of valid votes cast in the election. If an organization receives the majority of the votes cast in the election it shall be certified by the labor relations agency as exclusive representative of all the employees in the bargaining unit. (c) An election may not be held in a bargaining unit or in a subdivision of a bargaining unit if a valid election has been held within the preceding 12 months. (d) Nothing in this chapter prohibits recognition of an organization as the exclusive representative by a public agency by mutual consent. (e) An election may not be directed by the labor relations agency in a bargaining unit in which there is in force a valid collective bargaining agreement, except during a 90-day period preceding the expiration date. However, a collective bargaining agreement may not bar an election upon petition of persons in the bargaining unit but not parties to the agreement if more than three years have elapsed since the execution of the agreement or the last timely renewal, whichever was later.
AK Stat § 23.40.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.110. Unfair labor practices.

(a) A public employer or an agent of a public employer may not (1) interfere with, restrain, or coerce an employee in the exercise of the employee's rights guaranteed in AS 23.40.080; (2) dominate or interfere with the formation, existence, or administration of an organization; (3) discriminate in regard to hire or tenure of employment or a term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an organization; (4) discharge or discriminate against an employee because the employee has signed or filed an affidavit, petition, or complaint or given testimony under AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260; (5) refuse to bargain collectively in good faith with an organization which is the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, including but not limited to the discussing of grievances with the exclusive representative. (b) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public employer from making an agreement with an organization to require as a condition of employment (1) membership in the organization which represents the unit on or after the 30th day following the beginning of employment or on the effective date of the agreement, whichever is later; or (2) payment by the employee to the exclusive bargaining agent of a service fee to reimburse the exclusive bargaining agent for the expense of representing the members of the bargaining unit. (c) A labor or employee organization or its agents may not (1) restrain or coerce (A) an employee in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in AS 23.40.080, or (B) a public employer in the selection of the employer's representative for the purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances; (2) refuse to bargain collectively in good faith with a public employer, if it has been designated in accordance with the provisions of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 as the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit.
AK Stat § 23.40.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.120. Investigation and conciliation of complaints.

If a verified written complaint by or for a person claiming to be aggrieved by a practice prohibited by AS 23.40.110, or a written accusation that a person subject to AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 has engaged in a prohibited practice, is filed with the labor relations agency, it shall investigate the complaint or accusation. If it determines after the preliminary investigation that probable cause exists in support of the complaint or accusation, it shall try to eliminate the prohibited practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Nothing said or done during this endeavor may be used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding.
AK Stat § 23.40.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.130. Complaint and accusation.

If the labor relations agency fails to eliminate the prohibited practice by conciliation and to obtain voluntary compliance with AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260, or, before it attempts conciliation, it may serve a copy of the complaint or accusation upon the respondent. The complaint or accusation and the subsequent procedures shall be handled in accordance with the administrative adjudication portion of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
AK Stat § 23.40.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.140. Orders and decisions.

If the labor relations agency finds that a person named in the written complaint or accusation has engaged in a prohibited practice, the labor relations agency shall issue and serve on the person an order or decision requiring the person to cease and desist from the prohibited practice and to take affirmative action which will carry out the provisions of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260. If the labor relations agency finds that a person named in the complaint or accusation has not engaged or is not engaging in a prohibited practice, the labor relations agency shall state its findings of fact and issue an order dismissing the complaint or accusation.
AK Stat § 23.40.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation|Chapter 40. Labor Organizations|Article 2. Public Employment Relations Act.|Sec. 23.40.150. Enforcement by injunction.

The labor relations agency may apply to the superior court in the judicial district in which the prohibited practice occurred for an order enjoining the prohibited acts specified in the order or decision of the labor relations agency. Upon a showing by the labor relations agency that the person has engaged or is about to engage in the practice, an injunction, restraining order, or other order which is appropriate may be granted by the court and shall be without bond.