Muller v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.

In response to a certified question of law from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, see Alaska R.App. P. 407, the court holds that AS 18.80.220(a)(1), which prohibits discrimination based on, inter alia, marital status, “is limited to preventing employers from discriminating against an employee based on the status of being married, and does not prohibit an.employer from discriminating against an employee based on the identity of his or her spouse or future spouse.” Op. at 793. I think this conclusion runs counter to the letter and spirit of the statute.

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The court…