This short episode is largely based on information gathered from the podcast interview  with Jeremy Applegate, the chief of the Wage and Hour division for the State of Alaska Department of Labor, from May 6, 2024. To listen to the whole interview, click here. The plan is to release this short guide in Spanish, Tagalog, Hmong, Ukranian, and other languages so that non-English speakers will also have easy access to this information.

All workers in Alaska are entitled to fair pay and treatment under the law. Many workers are unaware of their rights, though, and this enables an employer to take advantage of them. The purpose of this podcast is to educate workers in Alaska about their rights to make sure that they are paid and treated fairly.

To email the Alaska Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division, use this address: statewide.wagehour@alaska.gov 

To call them, this is their number: 907-269-4600. This number is answered between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays. You do not need to speak English to contact the Department of Labor.