Classified Employees Ass’n v. Matanuska-Susitna Bor. Sch. Dist., S-12606, argued Feb. 14, 2008
After custodial workers lost their jobs when the school district outsourced their work to a private contractor, CEA filed a grievance arguing the outsourcing was a contract violation. The District refused to arbitrate the grievance, claiming it has the unlimited right to privatize […]
The Legislature created the Workers Compensation Appeals Commission in 2005 as part of an effort to increase efficiency and consistency in the processing of WC claims. The Legislature removed Superior Court jurisdiction over WC appeals (and gave that role to the Supreme Court), and provided that Commssion rulings would have the “force of legal precedent.”
AKPIRG challenged […]
The Alaska Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in two employment-releated cases.
Miller v. Safeway, Inc., S-12331:
Safeway terminated Miller’s employment in 2001 because Miller failed to comply with Safeway’s grooming code regarding hair, beards and mustaches. This is Miller’s second visit to the Supreme Court. The present appeal questions whether Safeway’s lack of documentation supporting the […]
The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral argument on April 17th in Alaska Public Interest Research Group v. State, S-12341. Gavel to Gavel describes the appeal as follows:
The Alaska Workers Compensation Appeals Commission was created in 2005 and replaced the superior court in hearing appeals of decisions by the Alaska Workers Compensation Board. The Alaska Public […]
