Opinion ID: 2638277
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Heading: The Superior Court Correctly Dismissed Benavides's Remaining Claims.

Text: Benavides's remaining claims all assert the same basic statutory argument as his administrative claim. Benavides argues that AS 24.10.130 creates a private right of action and that the legislature's failure to pay session per diem to staff is a breach of his employment contract. He further requests a trial de novo on damages, asserting a right to receive back per diem dating to the enactment of the current statute in 1994. All of Benavides's additional claims of error are dependent on the success of his claim that he was entitled to session per diem. Because we have concluded that AS 24.10.130 does not entitle legislative employees to session per diem, we need not reach the merits of Benavides's other arguments.