Alaska § 23.05.180 - Wages in dispute.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 23.05.180 — Wages in dispute., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23.05.180. Wages in dispute.
(a) If the amount of wages is in dispute, the employer shall give written notice to the employee of the wages, or part of the wages, that the employer concedes to be due, and shall pay that amount, without condition, within the time set by this chapter. The employee retains all remedies that the employee might otherwise be entitled to, including those provided under this chapter or AS 23.10 , to any balance claimed.
(b) The acceptance by an employee of a payment under this section does not constitute a release of the balance of the claim, and a release required by an employer as a condition of payment is void.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23.05.180 ("Wages in dispute.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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