Feds say Alaska ferry system violates family leave act

Marine highway employees tie up the Fairweather in Sitka Aug. 6, 2012. A federal lawsuit alleges the marine highway violates family medical leave rules. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
The U.S. Department of Labor alleges the Alaska Marine Highway System violates federal leave laws.
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 p