Employee Privacy: Alaska

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Author: Thomas M. Daniel, Perkins Coie LLP

Summary

This guide highlights key aspects of Alaska law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers state constitutional privacy rights, common law invasion of privacy claims, lie detector tests, drug and alcohol testing, electronic monitoring and surveillance, criminal use of a computer, personal information protections, personnel files access, medical and recreational marijuana, off-duty conduct, background checks and reference checks.