Hurt at Work
AS 23.30.100 — notice to the employer within 15 days, a claim within two years, and 80 percent of spendable weekly wages
Notice of an injury is given to the employer within 15 days after it happens, in the form the director prescribes, with the employee's name and address, the time, place, nature and cause of the injury, and a release for the medical records.
Who handles this in Alaska: Alaska Occupational Safety and Health; and legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Alaska directory.
Late notice. Missing the notice does not bar a claim if the employer, its agent in charge where the injury happened, or the insurer knew of the injury and the board finds they were not prejudiced, or if the board excuses it for a reason the law allows.
A claim for disability is barred unless filed within two years after the employee knows the nature of the disability and its link to the work, and after disablement, and in any event other than an occupational disease, within four years of the injury.
While a disability is total but temporary, the employee is paid 80 percent of spendable weekly wages, until the date of medical stability.
The employer's liability under the workers' compensation law takes the place of every other liability of the employer and coworkers for the injury.
Sources for this section (4)
- AS 23.30.100 — Notice of injury or death
- AS 23.30.105 — Time for filing of claims
- AS 23.30.185 — Compensation for temporary total disability
- AS 23.30.055 — Exclusiveness of liability
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Alaska attorney.