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Unpaid Wage Cases in Alaska

Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $10.4M in back wages owed to 6,357 Alaska workers, in 316 cases, and assessed $774K in penalties. 56 cases involved child labor violations covering 325 minors.

$10.4MBack wages employers agreed to pay
6,357Workers owed back wages
316Cases with back wages

What workers weren't paid

Prevailing wage on government contracts$5.5M (52%)
Overtime not paid$3.3M (31%)
Other laws (farmworker, visa, leave and more)$990K (10%)
Below minimum wage$690K (7%)

Industries with the most back wages

Security Guards and Patrol Services$1.3M (13%)
Seafood Canning$1.2M (12%)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals$585K (6%)
State Institutions of Higher Education$476K (5%)
Facilities Support Services$413K (4%)
Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions$379K (4%)
State Correctional Institutions$373K (4%)
Full-Service Restaurants$361K (3%)
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing$353K (3%)
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$340K (3%)

Cases with back wages by year

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By city

CityBack wagesWorkersCases
Anchorage$5.1M 3,267172
Fairbanks$929K 70838
Palmer$200K 11810

Cities with at least 10 cases with back wages.

Employment lawyers in Alaska

Lawbamba lists 7 employment lawyers with an office in Alaska, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

William D. Cook
Employment, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
Eagle River · 5.0★ from 7 reviews
Sara Peterson
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Employment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor
Anchorage
Scott Kendall
Holmes Weddle & Barcott PC
Employment, Appeals, Litigation
Anchorage
Andrew Behrend
Employment, Appeals, Civil Rights
Anchorage

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with the Department of Labor, and this page is general information, not legal advice.