State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Alaska, workers’ compensation is an employee’s sole legal remedy for a work-related injury. Alaska Statutes § 23.30.055. This is the “exclusiveness of liability” provision (or “exclusive liability” provision). The rule […]

What Do You Think? In Alaska, the “remote site doctrine” may expand the reach of the workers’ compensation act even to an employee’s residence–if that residence is supplied by the employer. A case involving a […]

Case File The Alaska Supreme Court held that the failure timely request cross examination of doctors who filed medical reports in a workers' compensation case resulted in an employer's waiving its opportunity to cross examine. […]

Do You Know the Rule? In Alaska, what's the procedure involved when a workers' compensation claim comes up? Simply Research subscribers have access to that information and more, but we highlight it here. Filing Claims […]

Do You Know the Rule? If you've been cruising around what's new on Simply Research, you might have bumped into Alaska's stay-at-work benefits program. Here's the lowdown on how stay at work works. Picking Rehabilitation […]

If you were looking for presumptions that are in place whenever a claim is filed in Alaska, you could find that information on Simply Research. For a preview of what you can find there, we […]

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It would make sense that if you hired your friend to do some work around the house for you, even if you paid them, it probably wouldn't trigger workers' compensation coverage. […]

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As in other states, in Alaska, to get the ball rolling on a workers' compensation case, an injured worker may start a proceeding before the board by filing a written claim […]