NOTICE OF ADOPTED AND FILED REGULATIONS OF

THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

On May 29, 2024, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development adopted regulations in 8 AAC 85.351 - .352. The regulations concern updates to the unemployment claims process, including the number of valid work search activities a week that a claimant must perform, and changes to that number based on the population of and labor market in the area where the claimant resides. 

The regulations were reviewed and approved by the Department of Law, signed and filed by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on May 29, 2024, and are effective on June 28, 2024. Attached is a copy of the filed regulations.

The regulation changes will first appear in Register 250, July 2024, of the Alaska Administrative Code.