AS 23.10.075. Labor Standards and Safety Division.
There is established in the department the division of labor standards and safety. The director of the division is responsible to the commissioner. The director shall administer AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 and AS 23.10.050 - 23.10.150.

AS 23.10.080. Powers and Duties of Division.
The director, or an authorized representative of the director, shall

(1) investigate and ascertain the wages and related conditions and standards of employment of any employee in the state;

(2) enter the place of business or employment of an employer at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting payroll records that relate to the question of wages paid or hours worked;

(3) require and subpoena from an employer a statement in writing, when the director or the representative considers it necessary, of hours worked by and the wages paid to a person in the employ of the employer, and the commissioner may require the employer to make the statement under oath;

(4) question an employee in a place of employment during work hours with respect to the wages paid and the hours worked by the employees;

(5) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents by subpoena when necessary for the purpose of a hearing or investigation provided for in AS 23.10.050 - 23.10.150.

AS 23.10.085. Scope of Administrative Regulations.

(a) The director may adopt, amend or rescind administrative regulations not inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of AS 23.10.050 --23.10.150 that are necessary for the administration of AS 23.10.050 --23.10.150.

(b) The regulations may, without limiting the generality of (a) of this section, define terms used in AS 23.10.050 --23.10.150, and restrict or prohibit industrial homework or other acts or practices that the director finds appropriate to carry out the purpose of AS 23.10.050 --23.10.150, or to prevent the circumvention or evasion of AS 23.10.050 --23.10.150.

(c) The regulations may permit deductions by an employer from the minimum wage applicable under AS 23.10.050 --23.10.150 to employees for the reasonable cost, as determined by the director on an occupation basis, of furnishing board or lodging if board or lodging is customarily furnished by the employer and used by the employee.

AS 23.10.090. Administrative Procedures.

Regulations adopted or hearings conducted under AS 23.10.050 - 23.10.150 shall be adopted or conducted and be subject to judicial review in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

AS 23.10.095. Adoption of Federal Regulations.

The commissioner may adopt regulations and interpretations that are made by the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the federal Department of Labor and that are not inconsistent with AS 23.10.050 - 23.10.150.

AS 23.10.100. Employer to Keep Records.

(a) An employer shall keep for a period of at least three years at the place where an employee is employed a record of the name, address, and occupation of each employee, the rate of pay and the amount paid each pay period to each employee, the hours worked each day and each workweek by each employee, and other payroll information that the commissioner may require.

(b) The commissioner or an authorized representative of the commissioner may copy the employer's records at any reasonable time. An employer shall furnish to the commissioner or the representative on demand a sworn statement of the employer's records, and the commissioner may require that the sworn statement be made upon forms the commissioner has prescribed or approved.