Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.270 (2026)
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Sec. 18.80.270. Penalty.
A person, employer, labor organization, or employment agency, who or that wilfully engages in an unlawful discriminatory practice prohibited by this chapter, or wilfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the commission or any of its authorized representatives in the performance of duty under this chapter, or who or that wilfully violates an order of the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in a jail for not more than 30 days, or by both.
A person, employer, labor organization, or employment agency, who or that wilfully engages in an unlawful discriminatory practice prohibited by this chapter, or wilfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the commission or any of its authorized representatives in the performance of duty under this chapter, or who or that wilfully violates an order of the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in a jail for not more than 30 days, or by both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 2000–2013 · leading case: Mills v. Hankla, 297 P.3d 158 (Alaska 2013).
Mills v. Hankla, 297 P.3d 158 (Alaska 2013). “Chief Hankla's liability under the AHRA The employees argue that AS 18.80.270 allows individual employees to be liable for hostile work environment sexual discrimination.”
Thomas v. Anchorage Equal Rights Comm'n, 102 P.3d 937 (Alaska 2004). “] In addition, AS 18.80.270 specifies that a person who wilfully violates these provisions commits a misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine, thirty days in jail, or both.”
Still v. Cunningham, 94 P.3d 1104 (Alaska 2004). “[29] AS 18.80.270. [30] See infra pages 26-29.”
Thomas v. Anchorage Equal Rights Comm'n, 220 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir. 2000). “The civil sanctions for violating the statute and the ordinance are identical. The Commission may seek injunc-tive relief, initiate' an investigation, hold a hearing, and/or issue an appealable compliance order.”
Barnica v. Kenai Peninsula Borough Sch. Dist., 46 P.3d 974 (Alaska 2002). “The availability of this remedy, as well as the remedy under the collective bargaining agreement, makes a separate tort remedy unnecessary and we conclude that none is available. See Walt v. State, 751 P.”
Still v. Cunningham, 94 P.3d 1100 (Alaska 2004). “§ 169le(d) provides as follows: Recovery of costs and attorney’s fees In the case of any successful action under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, the costs of the action, together with a reasonable attorney’s fee as determined by the court, shall be added to any…”
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