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State: Hawaii
Subject: Job-Protected Leave
Bill: S.B. 1076
Sponsor: Hee (D)
Date Introduced: 01/21/2011, carried
over to 2012 session.
Passed House of Representatives: 04/12/2011
Passed Senate: 04/20/2011
Enrolled to Governor: 04/20/2011
Signed by Governor, Act 118: 06/14/2011
Summary:
Makes it unlawful for an employer or labor organization to bar or discharge a worker from
employment, withhold pay from, or demote a worker solely because the worker uses accrued
and available sick leave.
Applies only to employers with 100 or more workers and that have a collective bargaining
agreement with their workers, and to labor organizations.
Takes effect in July 2011.
This database provides short summaries of bills and statutes. The summaries are not intended to constitute legal advice. To find out how laws relate to your particular situation, you must contact a lawyer who specializes in employees’ rights, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (1-866-4USWAGE), your state labor department and/or your union.
