Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 23.30.060 (2026)
Election of direct payment presumed
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Sec. 23.30.060. Election of direct payment presumed.
(a) An employer is conclusively presumed to have elected to pay compensation directly to employees for injuries sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment according to the provisions of this chapter, until notice in writing of insurance, stating the name and address of the insurance company and the period of insurance, is given to the employee.
(b) The notice shall be posted and kept on the premises of the employer or on the premises where the employer's operations are being carried on in three conspicuous places, at the office of the employer, at the mess house or boarding house if there is one, and in some conspicuous place on the premises or works. The notice must be substantially in the following form, and the signature shall be witnessed by two witnesses:
Employer's Notice of InsuranceTo the employees of the undersigned: You and each of you are herby notified that the undersigned is insured in the Insurance Company, whose address is and that the period covered by the insurance is in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions to pay compensation to employees of the undersigned for injuries received as provided in the Act of the State of Alaska, known as the “Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.”
Signed...................Witness:..........................................................................................................
(a) An employer is conclusively presumed to have elected to pay compensation directly to employees for injuries sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment according to the provisions of this chapter, until notice in writing of insurance, stating the name and address of the insurance company and the period of insurance, is given to the employee.
(b) The notice shall be posted and kept on the premises of the employer or on the premises where the employer's operations are being carried on in three conspicuous places, at the office of the employer, at the mess house or boarding house if there is one, and in some conspicuous place on the premises or works. The notice must be substantially in the following form, and the signature shall be witnessed by two witnesses:
Employer's Notice of InsuranceTo the employees of the undersigned: You and each of you are herby notified that the undersigned is insured in the Insurance Company, whose address is and that the period covered by the insurance is in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions to pay compensation to employees of the undersigned for injuries received as provided in the Act of the State of Alaska, known as the “Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.”
Signed...................Witness:..........................................................................................................
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1970–1987 · leading case: Vienna v. Scott Wetzel Servs., Inc., 740 P.2d 447 (Alaska 1987).
Vienna v. Scott Wetzel Servs., Inc., 740 P.2d 447 (Alaska 1987). “AS 23.30.060. Therefore, as in Appleton the identity of the principal would be disclosed as either the insurer by posted notice or the employer by legislative decree.”
Searfus v. N. Gas Co., 472 P.2d 966 (Alaska 1970). “See also AS 23.30.060. We find no merit in appellant's quasi-estoppel-“blow hot and cold” argument.”
Alaska Stat. § 23.30.060(a): 1 case
Vienna v. Scott Wetzel Servs., Inc., 740 P.2d 447 (Alaska 1987). “AS 23.30.060. Therefore, as in Appleton the identity of the principal would be disclosed as either the insurer by posted notice or the employer by legislative decree.”
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