Category: Alaska
Alaska governor signs comp reform bill with new definition of independent contractor
From Business Insurance, Louise Esola reports that Alaska Governor Bill Walker signed workers compensation legislation that provides…
What Do You Mean We Have to Mediate in Alaska?
From Lexology, Miles D. Jolley discusses the important choice of law clauses and forum clauses in contracts….
New Partnership Will Combat Wage Theft and Other Crimes
Alasksa Business publishes a press release from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development that says that…
Tale of Two Arbitrations: Demonstrating The FAA In Flux
From Lexology, Liz Kramer reviews cases from 2017 and discusses sets of two cases that resulted in…
Alaska’s Worker’s comp law overdue for overhaul
From the Anchorage Daily News, Heidi Drygas, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development,…
Alaska Legislators, industry, work out independent contractor definition
From Alaska Journal, Tim Bradner discusses the process and negotiation by legislators and state administration resulting in a…
Labor, business disagree over workers’ compensation reform
From the Charlotte Observer, the Associated Press reports on Alaska’s efforts to simplify the classification of…
Lawmakers press ahead with Uber legislation
From KTOO Public Media, Caroline Halter reports on an effort to bring Uber to Alaska with…
AK Bill would define independent contractors, reform worker’s compensations system
From the Penisula Clarion, Elizabeth Earl discusses proposed legislation that would change definition of independent contractor…
Uber and the Battle Over Workers’ Comp
From IWPharmacy, Danielle Jaffee discusses how Uber’s classification of its drivers as independent contractors affects drivers…
Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Fines North Country Services $280,000
WorkersCompensation.com reports that the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development fined a company for safety…
Alaska joins DOL Misclassification Initiative
The United States Department of Labor announced that it signed an agreement with Alaska to cooperate in reducing…
