The Nominating Committee of the Hawaii Employers Council has filed with Corporate Secretary Sheri-Ann Lau Clark the names of 12 nominees for election to three-year terms on HEC's Board of Governors, beginning in 2015.
Carrie Takahama, Senior HR Consultant, and Mike Wing, Senior LR Consultant, will present a break-out session on "Dealing with a Unionized Work Environment" at the SHRM Hawaii State Conference at the Sheraton Waikiki on
To support initiatives to improve worker misclassification detection and enforcement initiatives in unemployment insurance programs, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded more than $10 million in grants to
On September 15, 2014, the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations issued updates on its Wage Rate Schedule Bulletin and Apprentice Schedule Bulletin. These schedules determine the applicable prevailing wage
A Honolulu Hertz Car Sales Department Location Manager is entitled to trial on his disability discrimination claim, according to a recent decision by United States District Judge Derrick Watson. The employee suffered from
Sarah Wang with Marr, Jones & Wang will present a full-day program at HEC on October 16 covering best practices in conducting workplace investigations. In lawsuits and arbitrations surrounding employee discipline, the
The Hawaii Employers Council's 2014 Salary Adjustment Survey, which was conducted from July through early September of 2014, shows that the Hawaii median pay adjustment increase is at 2.6% in 2014, as compared to the U.S.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a final rule updating its reporting and recordkeeping requirements. As of January 1, 2015, employers located in states under federal OSHA jurisdiction