Some Alaska state workers would earn leave for extra hours

The state would grant covered workers paid leave for hours beyond their standard workweek. Coverage would be limited to Alaska executive-branch employees in classified jobs who cannot receive overtime pay. Credits would be recorded in 15-minute increments. Hours would not count if covered by extra pay or a pay plan for duties requiring worksite stays longer than 24 hours, including eating, sleeping, and working. The time-credit provisions would apply to contracts entered into on or after the law's effective date.

The state would cancel unused time credits without payment when a covered worker leaves state service or the applicable bargaining unit. This rule would cover workers receiving these credits under contracts entered into on or after the law takes effect. Time credits would have no cash value.

State personnel rules would cap how much time credit a covered worker could build up. These rules would cover Alaska executive-branch workers in classified jobs who cannot receive overtime pay. The cap would aim to prevent credits from disrupting state services or requiring additional staff. Employer policies or union agreements could add rules for earning and using credits, including ways to resolve disputes and let supervisors approve or deny leave requests.