Legal Opinion
Moody v. Royal Wolf Lodge
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 2018No. Supreme Court S-16713/S-16733PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAASSEN, Justice.
*1175 I. INTRODUCTION
This appeal involves a pilot's claim for unpaid overtime compensation. The superior court concluded after a bench trial that the pilot, who flew seasonally for a remote wilderness lodge, was a professional employee and therefore subject to an exemption from the overtime requirements of the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (AWHA). We reversed that decision on appeal, holding that the pilot was not exempt, and remanded the case for a determination of the overtime hours actually worked.
On remand the superior court framed the issue as whether the pilot, during his time at…
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