Automatic Enrollment Implementation
Is automatic enrollment permissible under law?
No
Explanation:
Alaska is one of the few states with a primary defined contribution retirement plan. This plan is mandatory for public sector workers, but state law prohibits automatic enrollment in the supplementary plan.
Relevant State Laws – Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 15.160
“[a]n employer may deduct an amount from earnings based on a written agreement signed by the employee, if the employer has been directed by the employee to pay a sum for the benefit of that employee to a creditor, donee, or other third party.”