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Employees exposed to a serious risk of contracting a disease known to be highly contagious or infections and possibly deadly will be considered “injured” for purposes of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act if the employee is able to demonstrate a link between working for the employer and the condition.

Occupational disease or infection that arises naturally out of the employment or that naturally or unavoidably results from an accidental injury has been considered as an injury under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act and is considered compensable.

“Arising out of and in the course of employment” includes employer-required or supplied travel to and from a remote job site; activities performed at the direction or under the control of the employer; and employer-sanctioned activities at employer-provided facilities; but excludes recreational league activities sponsored by the employer, unless participation is required as a condition of employment, and activities of a personal nature away from employer-provided facilities;

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