Post employment inquiries - Alaska

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

In Alaska, an employer/former employer may disclose information about employee/former employee job performance to a prospective employer upon request of the prospective employer or the employee/former employee, unless he/she is not acting in good faith. An employer may be liable for disclosures not made in good faith. Lack of good faith may be shown if the employer/former employer:

• Disclosed false or deliberately misleading information, recklessly, knowingly, or with a malicious intent, or
• Disclosed information in violation of the employee’s/former employee’s civil right under AS 18.80.

Alaska state employees who are direct supervisors or that supervisor’s successor or designee may disclose information about employee/former employee job performance in accordance with AS 09.65.160.

State

Contact

Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Regulations

Alaska Statute §09.65.160, Immunity for good faith disclosures of job performance information

2 AAC 07.915, Job References

Federal

Contacts

None.

Regulations

None.