{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-39.90.100","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 39.90.100","heading":"Persons protected.","body":"(a) A public employer may not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because\n(1) the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports to a public body or is about to report to a public body a matter of public concern; or\n(2) the employee participates in a court action, an investigation, a hearing, or an inquiry held by a public body on a matter of public concern.\n(b) A public employer may not disqualify a public employee or other person who reports a matter of public concern or participates in a proceeding connected with a matter of public concern before a public body or court, because of the report or participation, from eligibility to\n(1) bid on contracts with the public employer;\n(2) receive land under a law of the state or an ordinance of the municipality; or\n(3) receive another right, privilege, or benefit.\n(c) The provisions of AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150 do not\n(1) require an employer to compensate an employee for participation in a court action or in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry by a public body;\n(2) prohibit an employer from compensating an employee for participation in a court action or in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry by a public body;\n(3) authorize the disclosure of information that is legally required to be kept confidential; or\n(4) diminish or impair the rights of an employee under a collective bargaining agreement.\n(d) An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to inform employees of their protections and obligations under AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150.","path":["Title 39. Public Officers and Employees.","Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions.","Article 2. Protection for Whistleblowers."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#39.90.100","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:06Z","sha256":"20607c5434845432af3e63c9bdb9b1b36e0e5225ebd82e93aec151bea6bb8076","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-39.90.020","next":"us-ak/as-39.90.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}