HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2004
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT |
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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Brian K. Blundell |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Mark S. Moses |
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Rep. Romeo M. Mindo |
Rep. David A. Pendleton |
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Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Saturday, February 7, 2004 |
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TIME: |
10:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 3
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HB 2697 |
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 a fact-finding process. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2700 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. Requires that determinations for the payment of unemployment insurance claims be made within thirty days of filing a claim. Also requires a decision on appeal of the determination to be rendered within thirty days of filing an appeal. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2699 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a claimant's unemployment during a labor dispute is not due to an actual, substantial curtailment of work at the employer's establishment, and thus the claimant is entitled to unemployment compensation; requires clear and convincing evidence to overcome the presumption. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2323 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS. Requires all parent labor unions based in the mainland to return at least 50% of all union fees collected from their local affiliates, branches, or subsidiaries in Hawaii in any appropriate form agreed upon, whether it is in cash, vacation leave, sick leave, or strike benefits. |
LAB, EDB |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 424, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8505.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
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________________________________________ Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro Chair |
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