What a Alaska business has to have in writing
Alaska pairs a universal state business license and its own OSHA plan with a small set of written duties: a breach statute that requires a documented no-harm finding filed with the Attorney General, a records-disposal rule, a 2024 NAIC-model insurance security law, a genetic privacy law that turns on informed written consent, and voter-approved paid sick leave (2025) that must be explained to every new hire in writing.
There is no comprehensive consumer privacy, harassment-training or pay-transparency law.
Alaska has a rule of its own in 9 of the 14 areas, listed below. In 4 more we searched the state's own site and found nothing beyond the federal rule, but we have not finished writing up where we looked, so those are not shown yet. One area we have not checked yet.
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Alaska rules for a 15–19 person general business
We check the same 14 areas of state law on every state page: breach notification, data security program, consumer privacy law, biometric and health data, harassment prevention, workplace safety programs, workplace violence prevention, insurance data security, state vendor security program, paid leave policies, required postings, pay transparency, licensing and certifications, and other written policies. Federal rules apply in most of these already. What this page adds is whether Alaska has a rule of its own on top. The federal rules every employer carries follow the Alaska rules. Each row names what you must write, post, file or certify, who enforces it, and links to the authority.
Breach Notification 1Who you must tell after a data breach, and how fast
Data Security Program 1A written safeguards program the state requires before anything goes wrong
Biometric and Health Data 1Consent and retention rules for fingerprints, faces and health data
Workplace Safety Programs 1Written programs the state safety agency requires beyond federal OSHA
Paid Leave Policies 1Sick and family leave laws that come with a written policy or notice
Required Postings 1The notices every workplace in the state must display
Licensing and Certifications 1Registrations, licenses and certifications a business or its staff must hold
Other Written Policies 2Any other document the state makes an employer write or hand out
Because You Are in Construction 1Industry layer
Because You Are in Food & Beverage 1Industry layer
Because You Are in Financial & Tax 1Industry layer
Federal rules for a 15–19 person general business
Federal rules apply in every state, on top of the Alaska rules above. Alaska has an OSHA-approved State Plan covering private sector workers, so the state program enforces the workplace safety rows here and must be at least as effective as OSHA. OSHA State Plans ↗
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Sources
Alaska Legislature, AS 45.48Alaska Legislature, AS 45.48Alaska Division of Insurance, Cyber SecurityDivision of Insurance Bulletin B 24-11 (PDF)Alaska Legislature SB 134AKOSH home pageFederal OSHA, Alaska State PlanAlaska DOLWD, Sick Leave FAQAlaska DOLWD, required postersAlaska Labor Standards and Safety, wage and hourAlaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional LicensingBusiness licensing statutes and regulations (PDF)Alaska CBPL, Construction ContractorsGeneral Contractor Registration Application (PDF)Alaska DEC, Certified Food Protection Manager18 AAC 31 Alaska Food Code (PDF)Alaska DOLWD, Summary of Child Labor LawAlaska minor work permit form (PDF)Alaska Legislature, AS 23.10.620Alaska State Legislature - AS 18.13, genetic privacyAlaska Department of Law - AG press release on the 23andMe genetic data settlement, describing Alaska's genetic privacy law