(a) AS 23.10.325 - 23.10.370 do not prohibit employment of a child under the direct supervision of a parent in a business owned and operated by the parent or the work of a child on a boat owned and operated by the parent of the child.
(b) Notwithstanding AS 23.10.335 - 23.10.350, a minor of any age may be employed as a performer in the entertainment industry. The provisions of AS 23.10.335 - 23.10.350 and AS 23.10.360(a) and 23.10.360(c) concerning times, hours, or days of work do not apply to the employment of a minor as a performer in the entertainment industry. The department may adopt regulations to implement this subsection. In this subsection, a “performer in the entertainment industry” means a performer in advertisements and television, film, radio, and theater productions but does not include employment on the premises of a business offering any form of adult entertainment under AS 23.10.350(f) regardless of the nature of the work performed by the minor.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation
Chapter 10. Employment Practices and Working Conditions
Article 4. Employment of Children.
Sec. 23.10.330. Exempted employment.
Sec. 23.10.332. Authorization for children under 17 to work.
Sec. 23.10.335. Employment of children under 14.
Sec. 23.10.340. Employment of children under 16.
Sec. 23.10.350. Employment of person under 18.
Sec. 23.10.355. Employment of persons under 21.
Sec. 23.10.360. Regulations for minimum standards and work opportunities.