00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 504(FIN) am                                                                  
01 "An Act relating to the wages of people working in the fisheries business."                                             
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 23.10 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                 
04            Sec. 23.10.072.  Wages for fisheries businesses.  An employer who engages                                  
05       in a fisheries business, as that term is defined in AS 43.75.290, may deduct an amount                            
06       that is reasonable and without profit to the employer each eight-hour paid day worked                             
07       from the applicable minimum wage paid to an employee working in the fisheries                                     
08       business for the combined cost of board and lodging the employer furnishes to the                                 
09       employee.  A deduction up to $15 each day for combined room and board shall be                                    
10       presumed to be a reasonable amount without profit to the employer.  The department                                
11       shall allow a deduction higher than $15 each day for combined room and board if the                               
12       employer demonstrates to the department that the cost to the employee is reasonable                               
13       and without profit to the employer.  A deduction made under this section may be made                              
14       only if it is based on a negotiated union agreement or a written agreement with the                               
15       employee entered into at the time of hire that specifies the daily rate of deductions for                         
01       room and board.