STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1154-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.B. No. 2896

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2896, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide for a more efficient way of satisfying notice requirements to parties with respect to unfair labor practice complaints by:

     (1)  Authorizing the Hawaii Labor Relations Board (Board) to require a complainant to serve a copy of the complaint upon the person charged;

     (2)  Allowing complaints to be served by electronic service through a company designated by the Board; and

     (3)  Requiring that all parties be given written notice of hearing by first class mail or by electronic service at least 15 days before the hearing.

The Board provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that, for unfair labor practice complaints, the Board shall give all parties written notice of the hearing by first class mail or electronic service at least 15 days before the hearing; and

     (2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 S.B. No. 2896, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2896, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair