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The following is a greeting given in one of the 20 indigenous languages recognized by the State of Alaska.

Ade' ndadz dengit'a?
(Deg Xinag)
"Hello, how are you?"
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
 
Labor Standards and Safety Division

Wage and Hour

 

Minimum Wage increasing to $10.85 beginning January 1, 2023.

 

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is requiring all prime contractors and subcontractors on all of their projects awarded after January 1, 2021, to file their certified payroll in the new AASHTOWare system. These certified payrolls will be sent to both DOT&PF and DOLWD at the same time. There is no longer a need to provide two sets of these payrolls. Please follow this link for information about this system

Wage and Hour webinars now available online!

Wage and Hour is now providing interactive online webinars covering basic wage and hour laws for employers, contractors and employees.
Wage and Hour Laws/Child Labor Laws – Every third Tuesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Public Construction and Prevailing Wage - Every third Wednesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Please contact our office at (907) 269-4900 for registration.

Office hours

  • Anchorage - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch.
  • Fairbanks - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch.
  • Juneau - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch.

Please note: Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the Alaska minimum wage is increasing from $10.34 to $10.85 per hour.

Programs

Programs administered by Wage and Hour include: Wage Claims; Minimum Wage and Overtime Enforcement; Child Labor Enforcement; Prevailing Wage Enforcement; Construction Contractor Licensing; and Alaska Family Leave Act.

Services

Wage and Hour provides sole enforcement of several laws dealing with the payment of wages to workers (wage claims, prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime). The agency acts on behalf of workers to collect unpaid or underpaid monies from employers through a variety of administrative, quasi-judicial and judicial procedures. The Prevailing Wage program ensures that all contractors working on public construction projects pay the same costs for labor, thereby preventing an unfair competitive advantage based on the use of cheap imported labor. The Construction Contractor Licensing program protects the public from unlicensed, unbonded contractors, while protecting properly licensed contractors from unscrupulous and unfair competition. The agency also oversees the enforcement of child labor laws to insure that minor workers are not exploited; enforces the Alaska Family Leave Act as it applies to public employees.

Email - statewide.wagehour@alaska.gov