Feds say Alaska ferry system violates family leave act

Crew members tie up the fast ferry Fairweather in Sitka. It and other marine highway ships will sail less in the next budget year. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska)The U.S. Department of Labor alleges the Alaska Marine Highway System violates federal leave laws.
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A civil suit filed in U.S. District Court alleges the ferry system miscalculates time off mandated by the Family and Medical Leave Act.
State officials deny that claim.
The act requires large employers to provide 12 w