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Unpaid Overtime Laws in Alaska

Many Alaska workers are denied the wages that they are owed under Federal and Alaska law. If you are an Alaska worker who has been unlawfully denied overtime, you have the right to participate in a lawsuit against your employer. Alaska overtime lawyers can help you recover what you are owed.

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Detailed Alaska Overtime Laws

Alaska Overtime Law and Minimum Wage Quick Facts

Alaska Minimum Wage:

  • The minimum wage in Alaska is $7.75 per hour
  • This Alaska minimum wage became effective on Jan. 1, 2010

Alaska Overtime Law:

  • Most employees should be paid overtime for hours worked over 8 per day or 40 straight-time hours per week.
  • Overtime compensation should be paid at a rate of time-and-a-half the employee's straight-time rate of pay.
  • Alaska overtime law applies to employers who employ four or more workers.

Alaska Employers & Record Keeping

Alaska employers are required to provide each employee with a pay-stub for every pay period. This pay stub must contain several pieces of information, including their total hours worked, wages earned and wages paid. Additionally, these paycheck stubs must include the date of the pay period, the employee's pay rate and a list of deductions.

Withholding Wages and Last Paychecks

Under Alaska wage and hour law, when an employee quits, they must receive their final paycheck within three working days. Employees who voluntarily leave their jobs must receive their last paycheck by the next payday which is within three working day of their final day of employment. 

Employers are only allowed to withhold wages in certain circumstances and are generally not allowed to make unauthorized deductions. Taxes, healthcare and similar deductions are permitted under Alaska wage and hour law. 

Meal & Rest Breaks

Alaska employers are only required to provide break periods to minor employees who work for at least five hours. They are not required by Alaska wage and hour law to provide rest or meal breaks to employees 18 or older; however, if an employer allows short rest or meal breaks, they must compensate their employees for this time, provided it lasts less than 20 minutes. Furthermore, an employer must compensate employees for meal breaks during which the employee performs job-related tasks. 

Alaska Wage and Hour FAQs

More information on Alaska wage and hour law can be found on our Alaska Wage and Hour FAQ page.

For More Information, visit the Alaska Department of Labor Website