Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 23.20.005 (2026)
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Sec. 23.20.005. Purpose.
(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for placement through the maintenance of a system of public employment offices and to provide through the accumulation of reserves for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment.
(b) The legislature declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government, as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly to provide for meeting the requirements of Title III of the Federal Social Security Act, the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 3303 and 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Internal Revenue Code), and the Act of Congress approved June 6, 1933, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes” (cited in this chapter as the Wagner-Peyser Act), and Title IV of the Act of Congress approved June 22, 1944, each as amended, in order to obtain for this state and its citizens the grants and privileges available under the federal Act. Doubt as to the proper construction of a provision of this chapter shall be resolved in favor of conformity with the requirements of the federal Act.
(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for placement through the maintenance of a system of public employment offices and to provide through the accumulation of reserves for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment.
(b) The legislature declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government, as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly to provide for meeting the requirements of Title III of the Federal Social Security Act, the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 3303 and 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Internal Revenue Code), and the Act of Congress approved June 6, 1933, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes” (cited in this chapter as the Wagner-Peyser Act), and Title IV of the Act of Congress approved June 22, 1944, each as amended, in order to obtain for this state and its citizens the grants and privileges available under the federal Act. Doubt as to the proper construction of a provision of this chapter shall be resolved in favor of conformity with the requirements of the federal Act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1966–2001 · leading case: Sonneman v. Knight, 790 P.2d 702 (Alaska 1990).
Sonneman v. Knight, 790 P.2d 702 (Alaska 1990). “” AS 23.20.005. This intent is limited however to “ameliorat[e] the negative effect that involuntary unemployment has on .”
Alaska Contracting & Consulting, Inc. v. Alaska Dep't of Labor, 8 P.3d 340 (Alaska 2000). “AS 23.20.005(a) provides in full: This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for placement through the maintenance of a system of public employment offices and to provide through the…”
Arndt v. State, Dep't of Labor, 583 P.2d 799 (Alaska 1978). “AS 23.20.005 — AS 23.20.535. However, eligibility for unemployment benefits is conditioned upon an individual being genuinely attached to the labor force.”
Hartung v. State, Dep't of Labor, 22 P.3d 1 (Alaska 2001). “turn to the legislative history, mindful that the plainer the language, the more convincing contrary legislative history must be.”
Allen v. State, Dep't of Labor, 658 P.2d 1342 (Alaska 1983). “AS 23.20.005(b). AS 23.20.381(e) is almost identical to 26 U.”
Worthington Constr. Co. v. Emp. Sec. Div., Alaska Dep't of Labor, 413 P.2d 929 (Alaska 1966). “2 Appellants’ argument is grounded on AS 23.20.005(b) of the Alaska act which declares it to be the intention of the legislature to cooperate with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government in accomplishing the purpose of the act, stated to be that of…”
State v. Almen, 480 P.2d 695 (Alaska 1971). “AS 23.20.005(b) states: The legislature declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government, as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly…”
— Alaska Stat. § 23.20.005(a) — 2 cases
Alaska Contracting & Consulting, Inc. v. Alaska Dep't of Labor, 8 P.3d 340 (Alaska 2000). “AS 23.20.005(a) provides in full: This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for placement through the maintenance of a system of public employment offices and to provide through the…”
Hartung v. State, Dep't of Labor, 22 P.3d 1 (Alaska 2001). “turn to the legislative history, mindful that the plainer the language, the more convincing contrary legislative history must be.”
— Alaska Stat. § 23.20.005(b) — 3 cases
Allen v. State, Dep't of Labor, 658 P.2d 1342 (Alaska 1983). “AS 23.20.005(b). AS 23.20.381(e) is almost identical to 26 U.”
Worthington Constr. Co. v. Emp. Sec. Div., Alaska Dep't of Labor, 413 P.2d 929 (Alaska 1966). “2 Appellants’ argument is grounded on AS 23.20.005(b) of the Alaska act which declares it to be the intention of the legislature to cooperate with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government in accomplishing the purpose of the act, stated to be that of…”
State v. Almen, 480 P.2d 695 (Alaska 1971). “AS 23.20.005(b) states: The legislature declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government, as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly…”
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