The Alaska Employment Security Division of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has updated its Unemployment Notice to Employees.  Per the agency, the change is mandatory and all employers must replace existing notice with the current one dated 11/09.   The revisions include an increase in the unemployment premiums (taxes) paid by the employee.  Previously,...

The Alaska Department of Labor has updated its minimum wage notice. Effective July 24, 2009, the state of Alaska's minimum wage increased from $7.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. (The minimum wage will increase again to $7.75 effective January 1, 2010.) The agency has updated its poster to reflect the increases and all employers must replace their existing notice with the current version...