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Equal Pay

AS 18.80.220 — no paying women less than men for work of comparable character

An employer may not discriminate in wages between the sexes, or pay a woman less than a man for work of comparable character, or work in the same operation, business or type of work in the same locality.

  • AS 18.80.220
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Who handles this in Alaska: Alaska Department of Labor, Wage and Hour; and legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Alaska directory.

Firing or punishing someone for opposing that practice, or for filing a complaint or helping in a case about it, is also unlawful.

  • AS 18.80.220
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  1. AS 18.80.220 — Unlawful employment practices; exception

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Alaska attorney.

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