Alaska Employment Law

Alaska Employment Law covers employment and labor law in Alaska state and federal courts. Posts appear daily, except Sundays.

Author: William Schendel is a solo practitioner in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • States • Alaska • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Alaska Employment Law

The Weekend: The Byrds
If you are of a certain age, or if you ever listen to oldies stations (or both), you know the work of The Byrds, who blasted into popular culture in 1965 with their ringing cover…
The Law and Alaskan Politicians
New Alaskan blawger: Anchorage lawyer Cliff Groh writes at Alaska Political Corruption. He’s currently covering the Stevens trial, in-person from D.C. Troopergate: The Alaska Supreme Court’s Order in Keller v. French is here.
Alaska Public Records Act
Alaska’s version of the federal Freedom of Information Act is the Public Records Act, found at Alaska Statutes 40.25. Since Republicans picked Gov. Palin as their nominee for Vice President, the Governor’s office has been flooded with requests…
Alaska Supreme Court: Independent Contractor v. Employee
In a Memorandum Decision issued today, the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed Anchorage Superior Court Judge Sen Tan’s judgment that a worker was an independent contractor rather than an employee, and not entitled to recover anything as…
Legal Miscellanea
Legislative subpoenas and Troopergate: In a controversy with some similarities to Troopergate, the D. C. Circuit today stayed an appeal over the enforcement of congressional subpoenas directed to Executive Branch officials, in order to obtain the views of…
DAlaska: Bethel Voters Fail to Get Injunction Against City of Bethel
Alaska Native voters failed to convince U. S. District Judge Timothy Burgess that the City of Bethel will likely violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act in the upcoming (October 7th) municipal election. Despite finding that the…
9th Cir: Woody Island Is ANCSA Village
Omar Stratman’s long battle to prevent Woody Island from obtaining ANCSA benefits is over. The 9th Circuit has affirmed Judge Singleton. Judge Wallace Tashima writes: In 1976, Omar Stratman began his quest to challenge the Secretary…
9th Cir: Alaska Election Law
The 9th Circuit has affirmed U. S. District Judge Timothy Burgess’s refusal to declare Alaska’s primary election laws unconstitutional. This case is among the last that was argued before the August 2008 panel in Anchorage. …
Michalski Dismisses Suit to Stop Troopergate Investigation
Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski’s Order dismissing the consolidated lawsuits to enjoin the Legislative Council’s investigation is here. The two Anchorage suits were brought by Republican legislators, and by subpoenaed state employees. A Fairbanks lawsuit remains. In…
Other Alaskan Blawgers
Jerome Juday posts on limitation of liability clauses in commercial contracts, at Alaska Law Blog. Peggy Roston discusses Post-Separation Child Support at Alaska Divorce Law. Richard Vollertsen posts on drugmaker disclosures of paymetns to doctors…