THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair |
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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO LABOR. Appropriates funds to establish, administer, and support on-the-job training for individuals who are unemployed and dislocated due to the closure of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company on Maui.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for independent contractors. Includes twenty factors to be used as guidelines when determining whether an individual could be an independent contractor. Retains the ability of the department of labor and industrial relations to determine if an individual is an independent contractor. Requires the director of labor and industrial relations to report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2017 regarding guidelines developed by the unemployment insurance coverage committee. Requires an annual report to the legislature regarding covered employment determinations.
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JDL, CPH |
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RELATING TO ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY. Establishes the address confidentiality program to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking to relocate and keep their addresses confidential. Appropriates funds.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. Establishes a payroll assessment to fund sick leave in the private sector.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO LABOR. Requires certain employers with fifty or more employees to provide sick leave to service workers for specified purposes under certain conditions. Defines the terms "service worker" and "employer". Effective 1/1/17.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. Establishes the EARN Hawaii program to administer grants to strategic industry partnerships for job skills training. Requires DLIR to develop and implement a state employment advancement strategy. Requires DLIR to develop the "Train Hawaii" website. Requires DLIR to convene a working group of stakeholders to advise on the initial develop and implementation of the EARN Hawaii program. Makes an appropriation.
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JDL, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Chair |