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Women are
87%
more likely to
live in poverty
than white men in
Alaska
Single-woman led households are at the
highest risk
of poverty in
Alaska
In
Alaska
, women earn
$0.72
for every dollar a white man makes
Women in
Alaska
are
100%
more likely to earn
minimum wage
than white men
Women in
Alaska
are
68%
more likely to earn a
tipped wage
than white men
In
Alaska
, at least
66%
of women are essential to the financial security of their household
An employer may not discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes, or employ a female in an occupation in the state at a salary or wage rate less than that paid to a male employee for work of comparable character or work in the same operation, business, or type of work in the same locality.[1]
a. Affirmative Defenses: The law does not explicitly include any.[2]
b. Retaliation: Employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies may not discharge, expel, or otherwise discriminate against you for exercising your right to equal pay or because you filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in a proceeding.[3]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 18.80.220(a)(5) (2019).
[2] Alaska Stat. § 18.80.220 (2019).
[3] Alaska Stat. § 18.80.220(a)(4) (2019).
Yes. The law in Alaska requires equal pay for “comparable” work instead of equal pay for “equal work.” Also, Alaska’s statute does not carve out express affirmative defenses for employers to use to justify a pay disparity.
No. Alaska law does not mandate any form of employer pay disclosure.
No. Alaska law does not prohibit employers' use of salary history in hiring and setting pay.
No. Alaska law does not include protection for employees’ pay discussions. However, under federal law private sector employers generally cannot prohibit employees from discussing wages, with some exceptions such as supervisors.[1]
[1] Your Right to Discuss Wages, Nat’l Lab. Rels. Bd., https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/your-rights-to-discuss-wages (last visited Jan. 28, 2022); see 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169.
No. Alaska law does not require employers to collect, report, or assess gender-based pay data.
Yes. The minimum wage exceeds the federal minimum wage and the minimum wage indexed, meaning it may increase annually based on increases in inflation.[1]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 23.10.065 (2015); Minimum Wage Standard and Overtime Hours, Alaska Dᴇᴘ’ᴛ ᴏf Lᴀʙ. &Workforce Dev., https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whact.htm (last visited Apr. 20, 2022) (except a person employed as a school bus driver, who shall receive at least two times the Alaska minimum wage).
Yes. Alaska has eliminated the tipped minimum wage. However, there are a number of exemptions to the state’s minimum wage, including but not limited to individuals employed in agriculture, the taking of aquatic life, and domestic service (including babysitters) in or about a private home.[1]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 23.10.070 (2015); Minimum Wage Standard and Overtime Hours, Alaska Dᴇᴘ’ᴛ ᴏf Lᴀʙ. & Workforce Dev., https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whact.htm (last visited Apr. 20, 2022).
Yes. Employers are required to pay wages to employees monthly or semi-monthly, at the election of the employee, unless the employer and employee agreed to monthly pay periods in an annual initial contract.[1]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 23.05.140 (2021).
Yes. An employer shall notify an employee in writing at the time of hiring of the day and place of payment, and the rate of pay, and of any change with respect to these items on the payday before the time of change.[1] Employers must also provide employees a written or electronic statement of earnings and deductions for each pay period.[2]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 23.05.160 (2022).
[2] Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 15.160(h) (2022).
Yes. Overtime compensation is one and one-half times the regular rate of pay and must be paid for hours worked in excess of eight hours a day and if employee works more than 40 hours in a week.[1]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 23.10.060 (2021).
Yes. Upon conviction, an employer is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 or more than 90 days, or by both; each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.[1]
[1] Alaska Stat. § 23.10.140 (2019).
