Alaska § 09.20.037 - Protection for employee on jury duty.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 09.20.037 — Protection for employee on jury duty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 09.20.037. Protection for employee on jury duty.
(a) An employer may not deprive an employee of employment or threaten, coerce, or penalize an employee because the employee receives or responds to a summons for jury service, serves as a juror, or attends court for prospective jury service. This section does not require an employer to pay wages to an employee for time spent on jury service or in court for prospective jury service.
(b) If an employer violates this section, the employee may bring a civil action to recover wages lost as a result of the violation, other damages that resulted from the violation, and may also seek an order requiring the reinstatement of the employee.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 09.20.037 ("Protection for employee on jury duty.") 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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