Janes v. Otis Engineering Corp.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This appeal is from an order granting Otis Engineering Corporation’s (Otis) motion for summary judgment on the legality of its system of dual hourly pay to its employees. The issue presented is whether that pay system violates our wage and hour laws and accompanying regulations. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Otis maintains shops and employees to provide services to major oil companies on the North Slope and the Kenai Peninsula. It utilizes a variable hourly pay plan that incorporates…