Labor & Employment (Child Labor)

HB 61 updates Alaska's employment laws for two key groups. For adult workers, it creates a new "voluntary flexible work hour plan" allowing up to 40 hours weekly (with written agreements and state approval), requiring overtime pay for hours beyond that. For minors under 16, it reduces the daily work limit from 10 to 9 hours (including school time), sets weekly caps of 23 hours during school and 40 hours when school is out, and exempts family-owned businesses from needing special permits for minor employees under direct family supervision. The bill also removes outdated requirements for minor employment authorizations.

SB 68 updates Alaska's employment laws to regulate flexible work hour plans and the employment of minors under 16. It requires written agreements and state department approval for flexible schedules, limiting them to 40 hours weekly and 10 hours daily, with overtime pay at 1.5x for exceeding these limits. For minors, the bill mandates written state authorization for most employers (except in family-owned businesses under direct family supervision), and sets daily limits of 10 hours combined school/work, plus weekly limits of 23 hours during school or 40 hours when school is out. The bill also reduces the age limit for minor employment from 17 to 16 and adjusts the law's language to reflect this change.