What's New in State Laws: Alaska
Alaska Drug and Alcohol Testing Law regulating drug and alcohol testing by employers was amended to expand the types of samples that employers can collect and test from employees and prospective employees. Effective October 28, employers may collect and test samples of an individual's urine, oral fluid or breath (SB 196, Alaska Sess. Law, 33rd Leg. Sess. (Alaska 2024), enacted July 30, 2024, and effective October 28, 2024. Alaska Holidays Juneteenth, the 19th of June, is added as a legal holiday in the State of Alaska (SB 22, 33rd Leg (Alaska 2024), effective September 25, 2024). Alaska Workers Compensation Alaska's workers' compensation provisions were amended to enhance reemployment rights, establish a stay-at-work benefits program, and presume compensability for PTSD in certain occupations (SB 147, Alaska Sess. Law, 33rd Leg. Sess. (Alaska 2024), effective January 1, 2025). Source(s): Gallagher via Wolters Kluwer , received on October 8, 2024. This was an e-mail Compl...