Dresser Indus., Inc. v. Alaska Dep't of Labor

In Dresser Indus., Inc. v. Alaska Dep't of Labor, 633 P.2d 998 (Alaska 1981), the Alaska Supreme Court held the use of the fluctuating workweek allows employers to decrease the workers' average hourly wage as the workers' overtime increases, which "contravenes the policies of requiring increased overtime compensation and promoting the spreading of employment." Id. at 1006.