Alaska Statutes 23.10.040 – Payment of wages in state

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Alaska Stat. § 37.25.050, an employer of labor performing services in this state shall pay the wages or other compensation for the services with lawful money of the United States or with negotiable checks, drafts, or orders payable upon presentation without discount by a bank or depository inside the state.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.10.040

person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(b)[Repealed, Sec. 2 ch 28 SLA 1971].

(c)[Repealed, Sec. 2 ch 28 SLA 1971].

(d) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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