HB 779

RELATING TO CIVIL REMEDIES

By Representative(s) SAY

Keywords: ATTORNEYS, CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COURT COSTS, DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYEE SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Report Title: Civil Remedies

Description: Makes the Hawaii fair employment practices law more consistent with federal law by limiting the sum of compensatory and punitive damages for employment discrimination claimants, eliminating attorney and expert witness fee awards to complainants, and allowing for attorney fee awards to the prevailing party.

 1-26-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. JHA ,
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 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.