Friday, November 7th, 2008

Alaska Employment Law Section: Are Alaska Department Heads Really At-Will Employees?

Are there are any limits on an Alaskan Governor’s right to fire a Commissioner of one of the executive departments?  The Employment Law Section of the Alaska Bar Association discussed this issue on Wednesday, November 5th.
Article 3, § 25 of the Alaska Constitution (”Department Heads”) provides:
The head of each principal department shall be a single […]