Moody v. Royal Wolf Lodge

OPINION

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A pilot who worked at a remote fishing lodge filed a claim under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (AWHA) for unpaid overtime wages. Applying the four-part test of Dayhoff v. Temsco Helicopters, Inc., 1 the superi- or court concluded that the pilot was a "professional employee" who was exempt from the overtime requirement. But the legislature amended AWHA in 2005 to adopt the federal definition of this exemption. 2 The federal definition restricts the exemption to employees in "professions where specialized academic training is a standard prerequisite." 3…