News Release from Department of Labor | March 22, 2022 WASHINGTON – American Indians and Alaska Natives have traditionally faced higher unemployment rates and lower workforce participation, and attained lower levels
If you recruit, hire, and retain veterans as part of your workforce, consider applying to be recognized as part of the HIRE Vets Medallion Program. Initiated by the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American
We recently surveyed Hawaii Employers Council's member companies to determine how they have responded to the dropping of all county-mandated COVID-19 restrictions as well as how they’ll respond to the soon-to-be
This write-up follows the Returning to the Workplace: Administrative and Strategic Considerations (Phase 1) and Guide to Returning to the Workplace: Organizational Effectiveness (Phase 2) that were released in the summer of
On Monday, March 14, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document, “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Caregiver Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination
Governor David Ige earlier announced that the state's indoor mask mandate would expire on March 25 at 11:59 p.m. along with the Safe Travels Hawaii Program (as part of the Governor's January 26 Emergency Proclamation Related
On March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 into law. Effective immediately, the new law prohibits employers from requiring employees to
All four Hawaii counties have repealed or will sunset their respective COVID-19 emergency rules and restrictions. Within the past two days, Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii counties lifted their COVID-19 restrictions immediately,