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HB375
Exemption from Paid Sick Leave Rules for Seasonal Seafood Workers
Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill exempts employers in Alaska's seasonal seafood processing industry from minimum paid sick leave requirements.
What it does
- Creates an exemption from state paid sick leave laws (AS 23.10.066 - 23.10.068) for specific workers.
- Defines a 'seasonal seafood processing worker' as someone hired for peak business needs not to exceed six months in each calendar year.
- Lists job tasks like heading, gutting, separating, filleting, and canning that qualify for this exemption.
Who it affects
- Employees hired specifically for seasonal seafood processing who work no more than six months a year on listed tasks.
- Employers of these specific seasonal workers in Alaska.
Limits and unknowns
- The official text does not state when this law will officially start.
- The exemption only applies to workers hired for no more than six months in a calendar year.
- It is unclear if other types of seafood jobs outside the listed tasks are included.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Seasonal seafood processing worker
- An employee hired for peak business needs, working no more than six months a year on tasks like filleting or canning fish to prepare it for market.
- Exempt
- Not required to follow the usual rules about providing minimum paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 - 23.10.068.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
SICK LEAVE EXEMPTION: FISH PROCESSORS An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements for individuals employed in seasonal seafood processing.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>Text
- (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124Text
- (H) REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS1775
- (H) CRA, L&C1775
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1775