Programs
Programs
administered by Wage and Hour include: Wage Claims; Minimum Wage and
Overtime Enforcement; Child Labor Enforcement; Prevailing Wage Enforcement;
Employment Preference Enforcement; Licensing Employment Agencies; Construction
Contractor Licensing; and Alaska Family Leave Act.
Services
Provided
The
Wage and Hour Administration 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; administers the licensing of private employment agencies
and oversees their operation; enforces the Alaska Family Leave Act as
it applies to public employees; and monitors the employment of workers
on public works projects to ensure that resident workers get their fair
share of employment.
Email:
Anchorage_LSS-WH@labor.state.ak.us
Juneau_LSS-WH@labor.state.ak.us
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