Summary of Law(s) and Regulation(s):
ALASKA Workers' Compensation Injuries proximately caused by the employee's intoxication or use of non-prescribed drugs are not compensable.
Alaska Stat. §23.30.235 (2002)
The presumption does exist, however, that an employee's injury was not proximately caused by intoxication or illegal drug use; employers must present substantial evidence to overcome this presumption.
An uninsured employer may not be liable if employee negligence was willful and with intent to cause the injury or was the result of willful intoxication on the part of the injured party.
Alaska Stat. §23.30.120 (2002)