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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 24.15B
Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing – Employment
In every employment [contract/agreement] there is an implied promise of good faith and fair dealing. This implied promise means that neither the employer nor the employee will do anything to unfairly interfere with the right of the other to receive the benefits of the employment relationship. However, the implied promise of good faith and fair dealing does not modify the express terms of the employment [contract/agreement] by adding terms to the employment [contract/agreement] or prohibiting what the terms of the employment [contract/agreement] explicitly permit.
[Employer] violated the implied promise of good faith and fair dealing if you find that it is more likely true than not true that:
(1) [Employer] intentionally prevented [employee] from receiving a benefit under the employment [contract/agreement]; or
(2) [Employer] deprived [employee] of a benefit of the employment [contract/agreement] by acting in a manner that a reasonable person would regard as unfair.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 24.15B, dated (2022). Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
2f444ad800a0cd3cc2279d3368115fb26fd33e8636c4e6ec8fbb9ee35045ffaa
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