• New statewide paid sick leave law would take effect on July 1, 2025.
• Although there is no designated carryover or balance caps, the law would allow employers to limit annual accrual and use to either 40 or 56 hours, depending on employer size.
• Employees are entitled to use paid sick leave as it is accrued.

In the November 5, 2024 election, a majority of Alaskans appear to have voted in favor of Alaska Ballot Measure No. 1 to create a new statewide paid sick leave law that would become operative on July 1, 2025 (and increases to the state minimum wage that would become operative earlier). Although the results will not be certified by the State Review Board for several weeks, given the majority vote in favor of the initiative with nearly 70 percent of precincts reporting, it will likely be approved. The following highlights what employers should know about the anticipated law.

Covered Employers & Employees. The law will apply to all employers in Alaska, though different standards will apply to those with less than 15 employees.

The law defines who is a covered employee by explaining who is not covered, including certain apprentices, employees of non-profit organizations, employees engaged in agriculture, fishing, or domestic service, individuals under 18 years of age employed on a part-time basis not more than 30 hours in a week, and employees subject to the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

For employees covered by a bona fide collective bargaining...

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