The Alaska Child Labor Law ensures that a child is not employed in an occupation that is harmful to the child’s safety, health, or well-being. To provide employers with information on this law, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development created the Summary of Alaska Child Labor Law posting. The posting covers hour restrictions and prohibited occupations for 14 and 15 year olds, and prohibited occupations for minors 17 and under. The posting has recently been updated to reflect a new work restriction for hiring minors.
Child labor laws in Alaska restrict the occupations in which minors may be employed and the number of hours and times during which they may work. All minors are generally prohibited from working in hazardous occupations, and 14 and 15 year olds are prohibited from working in a variety of other occupations such as manufacturing and transportation. On November 4, 2014, voters in Alaska approved Ballot Measure 2 making it legal for persons 21 years of age or older to use marijuana. As a result, the Summary of Alaska Child Labor Law posting has been updated to clarify that under Alaska Statutes, Section 17.38.070, persons under the age of 21 are prohibited from working in any and all branches of the cannabis/marijuana industry, including but not limited to planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting or selling.
CPC has updated the Alaska All-On-OneTM Labor Law Poster with the revised Child Labor Law posting. For customers with the current Alaska All-On-One poster or Mobile Poster Pak, CPC is offering the Alaska Child Labor Law Peel ‘N PostTM.