Alaska Statutes 42.40.880 – Exemption
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 42.40.880
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- collective bargaining: means the performance of the mutual obligation of the corporation or its designated representatives and the representatives of the employees to meet at reasonable times, including meetings in advance of the budget making process, and negotiating in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or negotiation of a question arising under an agreement and the execution of a written contract incorporating an agreement reached if requested by either party, but these obligations do not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. See Alaska Statutes 42.40.980
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- employees: means all persons employed by the corporation including executive officers. See Alaska Statutes 42.40.980
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 42.40.870, a collective bargaining settlement reached, or agreement entered into, under Alaska Stat. § 42.40.860 that incorporates union security provisions, including a union shop or agency shop provision or agreement, shall safeguard the rights of nonassociation of employees having bona fide religious convictions based on tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which an employee is a member. Upon submission of proper proof of religious conviction to the railroad labor relations agency, the agency shall declare the employee exempt from becoming a member of an organization. The employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular organization dues, initiation fees, and assessments to the organization. Nonpayment of this money subjects the employee to the same penalty as if it were nonpayment of dues. The receiving organization shall contribute an equivalent amount of money to a charity of its choice not affiliated with a religious, labor, or employee organization. The organization shall submit to the railroad labor relations agency proof of contribution.