We are excited to share with our members our new whitepaper, Guidance on Minimum Wage or Overtime Exemptions under FLSA and Hawaii laws. This whitepaper follows up on our previous article, Anticipated Changes to Minimum Salary Thresholds for Hawaii’s Exempt Employees, and our suggestion to take the time to review all your exempt positions in your
In 2022, a unionization effort at a Starbucks location in Mililani was unsuccessful. However, Starbucks United Workers, a national organization, has continued to push for unionization at various Starbucks locations throughout the United States. This aligns with a trend of unionization efforts across multiple sectors, including the automotive industry in the
Over the past month the Hawaii Employers Council (HEC) has provided a series of groundbreaking training offerings for our Membership. In response to requests from our members, over successive weeks, HEC has provided three training events empowering attendees with information and tools to empower leaders for multigenerational success, creating change that
In the hustle and bustle of the business world, creating a positive work environment goes beyond deadlines and goals.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
On Tuesday, April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its highly-anticipated final rule banning non-compete agreements.
The Employee Turnover & Sick Time Statistics Survey, conducted from January to April 2024, gathered data from 148 organizations on turnover and sick time statistics for the calendar year 2023. Over one-third, 35.8% of participating organizations, reported tracking new hire turnover separately. The overall turnover rate for all industries was calculated
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule increasing the minimum salary threshold for executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated employees exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This final rule is set to become effective on July 1, 2024, although
On March 5, 2024, the Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball team players voted “yes” to being represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560. Dartmouth rejected SEIU’s request to begin bargaining for a labor contract and appealed for a full board review regarding the decision of the National Labor Relations
At the beginning of the 2024 Legislative Session, HEC started tracking over 150 employment-related bills and other bills of interest that could impact Hawaii employers. As of today, fifteen of those are still moving through the legislature. View our updated 2024 Employment-Related Bills and Other Bills of Interest to see a summary of the fifteen