(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, an executive officer elected or appointed and empowered in accordance with the charter and bylaws of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company organized under AS 10.50 is not an employee of the business entity under this chapter if the executive officer or member owns at least 10 percent of the business entity. Except as provided in (b) of this section, an executive officer of a municipal corporation or charitable, religious, educational, or other nonprofit corporation is not an employee of the corporation under this chapter.
(b) Any type of corporation or limited liability company may bring an executive officer or a member exempted under (a) of this section within the coverage of the business entity's insurance contract by specifically including the executive officer or member in the contract of insurance. The election to bring the executive officer or member within the business entity's coverage continues in force for the period during which the contract of insurance is in effect. During that period, an executive officer or a member brought within the coverage of the insurance contract is an employee of the business entity under this chapter.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation
Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act
Article 6. General Provisions.
Sec. 23.30.230. Persons not covered.
Sec. 23.30.235. Cases in which no compensation is payable.
Sec. 23.30.236. Members of the organized militia as employees.
Sec. 23.30.237. High school students in work-study programs as employees of the state.
Sec. 23.30.238. Volunteer emergency medical technicians as employees.
Sec. 23.30.239. Sole proprietors and partners as employees.
Sec. 23.30.241. Special officers as employees.
Sec. 23.30.242. Members of state boards and commissions as employees.
Sec. 23.30.243. Extending coverage to certain firefighters.
Sec. 23.30.244. Emergency and disaster relief forces as state employees.
Sec. 23.30.245. Invalid agreements.
Sec. 23.30.246. Search and rescue personnel as state employees.
Sec. 23.30.247. Discrimination prohibited.
Sec. 23.30.250. Penalties for fraudulent or misleading acts; damages in civil actions.
Sec. 23.30.255. Penalty for failure to pay compensation.
Sec. 23.30.260. Penalty for receiving unapproved fees and soliciting.
Sec. 23.30.263. Immunity from civil liability for workplace safety inspections.