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Paid Sick and Safe Leave
State: Hawaii
Subject: Paid Sick Days, Job-Protected Leave, Domestic Violence and the Workplace, Same Sex Partners and Leave
Bill: H.B. 406/S.B. 534
Sponsor: Belatti (D)/Tokuda (D)
Introduced in House and Senate: 01/18/2013
Referred to House Committees on Labor & Employment, Judiciary and Finance: 01/22/2013
Referred to Senate Committees on Judiciary & Labor and Ways & Means: 01/22/2013
House Labor & Employment Committee hearing scheduled for: 02/05/2013
Measure deferred in House Committee: 02/05/2013
Summary:
Guarantees a minimum of one hour of paid sick and safe leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours annually for workers in small businesses (defined as having fewer than 10 employees) and 72 hours annually for all other workers.
Workers may use the leave to care for themselves or a family member who is ill, needs preventive or medical care or is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
"Family member" is defined as a spouse, reciprocal beneficiary or civil union partner; child (or child of a reciprocal beneficiary); parent (or parent of a spouse, reciprocal beneficiary or civil union partner); grandparent or sibling (or that person’s spouse, reciprocal beneficiary or civil union partner); grandchild; or "any other individual related by blood or affinity."
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.
