THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010

DATE:	Tuesday, February 9, 2010
TIME:	3:00 pm
PLACE:	Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB 2324 Testimony Status	RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. Authorizes an individual that is attached to a regular employer who is not offering work to still receive unemployment insurance benefits even if that individual voluntarily or involuntarily separates from part-time employment.	LBR, WAM
SB 2339 Testimony Status	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Repeals the possibility of the director extending the due date for written decisions on the outcome of worker compensation claims.	LBR
SB 2883 Testimony Status	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Makes it an unlawful practice for any employer or labor organization to bar or discharge from employment, withhold pay from, or demote an employee because the employee uses accrued and available sick leave.	LBR, JGO
SB 2798 Testimony Status	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS LICENSES. Clarifies that a specialty contractor may execute a contract involving the use of two or more crafts or trades if the performance of the craft or trade other than that in which the contractor holds a specialty license constitutes less than one-half of one per cent of the total monetary value of the project.	LBR, CPN

No testimony will be accepted.

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