Fred Meyer of Alaska, Inc. v. Bailey

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises out of Fred Meyer’s classification of manager Ron Bailey as an exempt employee and therefore ineligible for overtime pay under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (AWHA). Bailey opted out of a class action for overtime pay because of a threat by his store manager. Within two years of being told by a different manager that participation in a court action would not jeopardize his job, Bailey filed a lawsuit claiming overtime compensation. Fred Meyer appeals the superior court’s finding that Bailey was not exempt, as well as the superi- or court’s…