Legal Opinion
Webster v. Bechtel, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1980No. 3979, 4139PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CON-NOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ. RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
This matter concerns an action by Bechtel employees to recover unpaid overtime compensation and damages provided by the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (hereinafter “Alaska Act”), AS 23.10.050-.150. The primary issue presented is whether the Alaska Act is preempted by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (hereinafter “FLSA”), 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-19. We conclude that the Alaska Act is not preempted.
On July 18, 1977, Thomas B. Webster and five other named plaintiffs filed a complaint in an Alaska superior…
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