STAND. COM. REP. NO. 209-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: H.B. No. 2576
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 2576 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations testified in support of this measure.
Currently, when an employer is unsatisfied with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' unemployment insurance rate contribution calculation, the employer has 15 days after the mailing of the contribution rate notice to file an appeal of the Department's decision with the Employment Security Appeals Referees' Office. If the employer is not satisfied with the decision rendered by the Employment Security Appeals Referees' Office, the employer can then appeal the decision to the circuit court. Your Committee notes that, although this is the procedure currently in place, the Department has stated that current statutory provisions in place have caused some confusion as to whether the initial appeal is made to the Employment Security Appeals Referees' Office or directly to the circuit court. This measure clarifies the appeals process.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2576 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,
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____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair |
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