(a) Out of a recovery in an action under AS 23.05.220 there shall be paid first, court costs advanced by the department which shall be returned to the department's appropriation for this purpose and second, the wage claim involved.
(b) When an action is lost by the department, it shall pay costs out of money appropriated for that purpose.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation
Chapter 05. Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Sec. 23.05.140. Pay periods; penalty.
Sec. 23.05.160. Notice of wage payments.
Sec. 23.05.170. Wages earned before strike, lockout, or layoff.
Sec. 23.05.180. Wages in dispute.
Sec. 23.05.200. Hearings on wage claims.
Sec. 23.05.210. Proceedings by attorney general.
Sec. 23.05.220. Assignment of liens and claims to department.
Sec. 23.05.230. Prosecution of claims.