THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2003
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR |
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Senator Brian Kanno, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 10, 2003 |
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TIME: |
1:15 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 470 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Amends the whistleblowers' protection act by expanding protected activities, extending the limitations period, and increasing fines. |
LBR, JHW |
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SB 694 |
RELATING TO THE WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT. Extends protection under whistleblower protection act to public employees who report information relating to a condition that poses a danger to public health or safety, unless the employee knows that the report is false. |
LBR, JHW |
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SB 764 |
RELATING TO THE WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT. Expands the protection provided under the Whistleblowers' Protection Act for employees who report situations that demonstrate danger to public health and safety, which they observe during the course of their work. |
LBR, JHW |
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SB 469 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any employer to include in an employment document as a condition of hiring, any provision interfering with the protected right of an employee to file a charge in an investigation or relinquish any right or protection. |
LBR, JHW |
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SB 773 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. Base period |
LBR, WAM |
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SB 1224 |
RELATING TO THE WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT. Amends current statute to reduce the offset amount of an individual's weekly benefit for unemployment. |
LBR, WAM |
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SB 1590 |
RELATING TO LABOR. Ensures that employees who are unemployed temporarily due to a labor dispute shall not be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if the parties to the labor dispute have reached an impasse and, prior to a work stoppage, the striking workers offer to submit the dispute to binding arbitration. |
LBR, JHW |
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SB 896 |
RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. Requires private employers who provide sick leave to permit employees to use sick leave to care for the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent with a serious health condition. |
LBR, CPH |
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SB 1371 |
RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONSULTATION REPORTS. Requires that State consultant reports to the employer be confidential except in limited situations involving harm to worker health and safety. |
LBR, JHW |
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SB 780 |
RELATING TO TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY. Deems treatment appointments to be periods of temporary partial disability, thereby making the time spent during the treatments compensable under workers' compensation. |
LBR, CPH |
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SB 1071 |
RELATING TO INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. Requires employer-requested medical examinations for workers' compensation cases to be performed by a physician selected by mutual agreement of the parties, or if no agreement, by a physician appointed by the director of the department of labor and industrial relations. |
LBR, CPH |
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SB 1638 |
RELATING TO COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS. Gives the supreme court or appellate board discretion for awarding proceeding costs and reasonable attorney's fees if appeal is initiated by an employee and the employer loses. Sets standards for this discretion. |
LBR, JHW |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 (3-hole punched) copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 202, State Capitol during regular business hours, or outside the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Office, Room 015, State Capitol for all other times, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830
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________________________________________ Senator Brian Kanno Chair |
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