In Alaska Stat. § 39.90.100 – 39.90.150,

(1) “employee” or “public employee” means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied, for a public employer;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 39.90.140

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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
(2) “employer” or “public employer” includes the state, a public or quasi-public corporation or authority established by state law, the University of Alaska, and a political subdivision of the state including a municipality, school district, and regional educational attendance area;
(3) “matter of public concern” means

(A) a violation of a state, federal, or municipal law, regulation, or ordinance;
(B) a danger to public health or safety;
(C) gross mismanagement, a substantial waste of funds, or a clear abuse of authority;
(D) a matter accepted for investigation by the office of the ombudsman under Alaska Stat. § 24.55.100 or 24.55.320; or
(E) interference or any failure to cooperate with an audit or other matter within the authority of Legislative Budget and Audit Committee;
(4) “public body” includes an officer or agency of

(A) the federal government;
(B) the state;
(C) a political subdivision of the state including

(i) a municipality;
(ii) a school district; and
(iii) a regional educational attendance area;
(D) a public or quasi-public corporation or authority established by state law including the Alaska Railroad Corporation; and
(E) the University of Alaska.
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