HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT |
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Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine |
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Rep. Marilyn B. Lee |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Sylvia Luke |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
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8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Clarifies disciplinary actions against public employees by requiring evidence to support probable cause for serious offense and documentation showing progressive disciplinary actions. Authorizes suspension with pay pending investigation of charge.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Prevents adverse action by employer against an employee who refrains from working to comply with a quarantine order to ensure the public health.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO TRADE SECRETS. Invalidates trade secret protections unless fair compensation is negotiated collectively with employees involved in developing the trade secret.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEES. Invalidates any provision in an employment agreement that requires an employee to assign the employee's rights to an invention to the employer if the employee developed the invention entirely on the employee's own time and with the employee's own materials, with certain exceptions.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Amends public works law to require 3-year suspension for any government contractor that delays an investigation or falsifies records.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS. Clarifies that a single violation refers to each separate project where the department of labor and industrial relations finds that a contractor has failed to comply with chapter 104.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE. Increases the state minimum wage to $8.00 beginning 7/1/2008; to $8.50 beginning 7/1/2009; and to $9.00 beginning 7/1/2010.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires an employer to pay temporary total disability benefits regardless of whether the employer controverts the right to benefits. Specifies that the employee's ability to return to work is to be decided by the employee's treating physician.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to appoint impartial physicians to examine injured employees. Authorizes payment of the examinations from the special compensation fund. Appropriates funds.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the employer to continue medical services to an injured employee despite disputes over whether treatment should be continued, until the director of labor and industrial relations decides whether treatment should be continued.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires professional employment organizations providing workers' compensation to assigned employees to register with the insurance commission, and premiums for this insurance to be based on the experience rating of the client company.
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LAB, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Expands eligibility for vocational rehabilitation to workers who are deemed unable to return to their regular jobs and are not offered work at the pre-injury earnings level.
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LAB, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 424 in the State Capitol; or
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-586-6211 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands).
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to LABtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6520 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Alex M. Sonson Chair |
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