HB 127 Alaska House · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to the overtime pay exemption for certain newspaper employees.

HB 127 amends Alaska's overtime pay law to exempt employees at smaller newspapers from overtime requirements. Specifically, it adds a new exemption for workers employed by newspapers with a circulation under 4,000 (increasing the previous threshold from 1,000). This change directly affects employees at weekly, semiweekly, or daily newspapers in Alaska that meet this circulation size limit. The bill is currently pending in committee and would alter which newspaper workers are not entitled to overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 per week.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025
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