Alaska Title 36 provides that 90 % of employees on a state-funded public contract must be Alaska residents, but also allows a contractor to obtain a waiver for a specific position. The waiver is only prospective, and can’t exceed six months.
The state Department of Labor has now amended WHPL # 201 to conform to “recent regulatory […]
State adopts federal rule; OT problems may result
Effective February 8, 2008, the Alaska Department of Labor revised the Little Davis-Bacon Act formula in a way that conforms to the federal Davis-Bacon formula, gives Title 36 contractors greater flexibility in dividing up the total wages, but may also cause mistakes in the calculation of overtime compensation. WHPL […]
Grey Mitchell, Director of the Labor Standards & Safety Division of the state Department of Labor, has issued two WHPLs (Wage & Hour Policy Letters).
The first (08/08/07) amends WHPL # 169 and, based on AS 11.76.100(a)(4), states that retailers selling tobacco products may not employ minors under 19 to sell those items.
The second (09/27/07) clarifies WHPL […]
