The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a news release that its investigation recovered $290,314 in rightfully earned wages and damages owed to 95 workers after the pay practices of their
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been increasing scrutiny and enforcement of antitrust laws over the past several years, including pursuing criminal prosecution
On June 22, 2022, Governor Ige signed HB2510 HD2 SD1 CD1 into law as Act 114, which increases Hawaii’s minimum wage, increases the tip credit, and changes Hawaii’s earned tax credits from nonrefundable to
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers on What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws, changing its position on
Employers have until July 31, 2022 to update all employees’ Forms I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that were initially completed with an expired List B identity document between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2022,
On July 12, 2022, Governor Ige signed SB 2298 into law as Act 300, which took immediate effect. The Act increases the penalty for employers who fail to pay the wages of their employees in accordance with HRS §387 (wage
On July 12, 2022, Governor Ige signed HB 2495 into law as Act 288, which took immediate effect. The Act revises the state’s restrictions on nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that were first enacted in 2020. The
We recently surveyed Hawaii Employers Council member companies to determine how they plan to address the October 1, 2022 Hawaii minimum wage increase, and how their business will be impacted. The survey was conducted between