Alaska Employment Law

Pre-termination hearings for Alaska Railroad employees:  The Alaska Supreme Court held oral argument on March 18th in Simonds v. Alaska Railroad, S-13157, in which an employee argues that the Railroad denied him a pre-termination hearing guaranteed under the Railroad’s collective bargaining agreement with the United Transportation Union.  The argument is accessible through Gavel-to-Gavel here.  Chuck Dunnagan represents the employee, and Bill Mede represents the Railroad.

Employee information as trade secrets:  In her blawg, Fairbanks attorney Alicia Porter discusses Bank of America’s claim that information about the bonuses its now-subsidiary, Merrill Lynch, paid to its employees is protected by the “trade secrets” doctrine. 

Weekly summaries of Alaska Supreme Court decisions:  Chris Slottee at Atkinson Conway’s blawg continues that firm’s weekly summaries of state Supreme Court opinions.  And his partner Jerome Juday suggests the State of Alaska submit to a colonoscopy.