Report Title:

Family leave; Military deployment

Description:

Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year upon the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

761

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to family leave.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 398-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) An employee shall be entitled to a total of four weeks of family leave during any calendar year [upon the birth of a child of the employee or the adoption of a child, or to care for the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent with a serious health condition.]:

(1) Upon the birth of a child of the employee;

(2) Upon the adoption of a child;

(3) To care for a child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, or parent with a serious health condition; or

(4) Upon the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, or parent."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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