Hawaii Labor Bills to Track

Working families in Hawaii will be paying attention to these bills:

HB 1758 - Relating to Unemployment Benefits
Provides that weekly unemployment benefit payments shall not be reduced as a result of the receipt of pension payments under the Social Security Act or Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.

HB 755 - Relating to Wages
Authorizes an employer to furnish to an employee an electronic record of an employee's total gross compensation, the amount and purpose of each deduction, total net compensation, date of payment, and pay period covered, in lieu of a printed, typewritten, or handwritten record, upon receipt of written authorization from the employee.

HB 949 - Relating to the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan
Increases from 3 to 5 the number of members of the board of trustees of the state deferred compensation plan who must be public employees. Requires that the public employees be elected by the plan members.

HB 701 - Relating to the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
Eliminates the right to sue for both employers and employees. Clarifies that parties cannot obtain the right to sue or otherwise withdraw or remove itself from the HCRC administrative process.

HB 240 - Making an Appropriation for Job Training
Appropriates funds for the department of labor and industrial relations to provide job training to underemployed and unemployed persons. Specifies that the department focus training on construction industry and other skilled trades, high tech, maritime, culinary arts, GED, and labor shortage areas.

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