Members can obtain HEC’s handy one-page summary of the state tax rates/wage base, maximum weekly benefits, and other payroll information for Hawaii Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance payments in 2008. The summary also includes information on Social Security tax rates, state and federal minimum wage, and mileage reimbursement.
Employers are also reminded that due to an amendment this year of the Hawaii Employment Security Law, the taxable wage base has been changed: For calendar years 2008, 2009, and 2010 only, the term "wages" does not include remuneration in excess of $13,000 paid with respect to employment to an individual by an employer so long as the balance of the unemployment trust fund does not fall below the adequate reserve fund as specified by statute. This amount is a decrease from the 2007 taxable wage base amount of $35,300. See the Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations contribution rate chart for more information. 2008 Hawaii Benefit & Payroll Information Online
Members can obtain HEC’s handy one-page summary of the state tax rates/wage base, maximum weekly benefits, and other payroll information for Hawaii Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance payments in 2008. The summary also includes information on Social Security tax rates, state and federal minimum wage, and mileage reimbursement.
Employers are also reminded that due to an amendment this year of the Hawaii Employment Security Law, the taxable wage base has been changed: For calendar years 2008, 2009, and 2010 only, the term "wages" does not include remuneration in excess of $13,000 paid with respect to employment to an individual by an employer so long as the balance of the unemployment trust fund does not fall below the adequate reserve fund as specified by statute. This amount is a decrease from the 2007 taxable wage base amount of $35,300. See the Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations contribution rate chart for more information.