While it is unknown whether paid family leave will be in our near future, what is certain is that paid family leave will be a hot topic of discussion at the Legislature in 2020. Sure to be included in the discussion is the

Following the Governor’s veto deadline on July 9, the Hawaii Employers Council issued its final set of legislative reports for the 2019 legislative session. For new employment laws, perhaps the biggest update

On April 11, the Hawaii State Legislature passed the Second Crossover deadline. As we prepare to head into conference, several employment-related bills are still alive and have the potential to be passed into law. To read

Legislative Update: First Crossover The Hawaii State Legislature just passed the First Crossover deadline for the 2019 legislative session. This is the deadline by which all bills must be approved by an originating

The Hawaii Employers Council has released its members-only Legislative Highlights article that discusses several employment-related measures that were introduced during the 2019 legislative session. This white paper covers

HEC has published its Legislative Digest for bills that were introduced for the 2019 legislative session. The Legislative Digest contains a list of bills that may be of interest to employers and provides a brief

The 2019 legislative session recently convened on January 16 and lawmakers have until January 24 to file any bills they want to have considered this year. To assist our members in preparing for session, we have released a

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by an employee of Charter Communications, LLC (“Charter”) who was fired after testing positive for marijuana,