Alaska
This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the test for employee state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax coverage and what constitutes SUI taxable wages in Alaska. It covers topics such as the taxable wage base, contribution rates, experience rating methods, SUTA dumping prevention, voluntary contributions, joint or combined accounts, quarterly reporting requirements, penalties for late filing, benefit overpayments, multiple worksite reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Alaska employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers with one or more employees should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers seeking to inform employees of the rules surrounding the review of their personnel files should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers with four or more employees that have nonexempt employees who work an excess of 40 hours in a week or more than eight hours in a workday should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers with minor employees (those under age 18) that seek to inform the minor employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with Alaska law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers seeking to demonstrate compliance with Alaska's texting while driving law and promote driving safety should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave to serve as a juror and demonstrate their compliance with Alaska's jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.