(a) When hiring an employee, a private employer may grant an employment preference to
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.88.010
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
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
(1) a person in active service, on furlough from active service, or discharged under honorable conditions from service in
(A) the armed forces of the United States;(B) a reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States;(C) the Alaska Territorial Guard;(D) the Alaska Army National Guard;(E) the Alaska Air National Guard; or(F) the Alaska Naval Militia;(2) the spouse or dependent child of a person described in (1) of this subsection; and(3) the surviving spouse or a dependent child of a person who, at the time of death, was a person in active service or on furlough from active service as described in (1) of this subsection.(b) In this section, “dependent child” means a natural child, stepchild, or adopted child who is
(1) permanently disabled; or(2) under
(A) 19 years of age; or(B) 23 years of age and registered at and attending on a fulltime basis an accredited educational or technical institution recognized by the Department of Education and Early Development.
