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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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PLA? State keeps piling on rules that increase Hawaii’s cost of living
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:20 PM :: 965 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s $1.5 million PLA threshold is now the lowest in the nation ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:00 PM :: 36759 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion
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If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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HGEA Plants Convicted Felon on HLRB
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 AM :: 1830 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... it "harms the legal system, the profession, and the public" while fostering "a perception of privilege and arrogance" ....
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 |
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Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:05 PM :: 1504 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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Your cost of living just went up
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:31 AM :: 1559 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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SHOPO & Maui County Reach Agreement on COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1248 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Police, COVID-19
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... officers who worked in a patrol function through the pandemic will receive 20% Hazard Pay based on the actual number of hours worked during the pandemic. All other officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay. All officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay for actual overtime hours ....
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Friday, February 23, 2024 |
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HGEA members win substantial hazard pay from the Hawaii Education Department
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 1035 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... 7,800 HGEA employees of the state’s public school system will receive 25% of their base salary for the duration of Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation from March 4, 2020, to March 25, 2022 ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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SB3381: Stop Lahaina Property Owners from Rebuilding
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 4441 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Labor
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... will Lahaina literally be handed over to the HCDA and an appointed ‘Community Board’ comprised of Josh Green’s hand-picked Carpenters Union representatives? ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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Rule Forcing Corrupt Project Labor Agreements Will Face Legal Challenges
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1382 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... a construction contract that required a PLA would be more expensive ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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More cost, More delay: Green Signs 'PLA' for Lahaina Rebuild
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 1386 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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"...the rebuilding of housing units in Lahaina alone will require at least 2,000 additional construction workers...."
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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Executive Order: Hawaii is a 'Trauma-Informed' State
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 1483 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... first, Green's task force will seek out 'traumatized' State employees ....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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18 Years Later State Wins Dannenberg EUTF Suit
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 1332 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... contending that the EUTF had unconstitutionally diminished accrued retiree health benefits under Article XVI, Section 2 of the Hawai‘i Constitution ....
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Saturday, January 27, 2024 |
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Audit Exposes Widespread Payroll Cheating at State Hospital
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 7:57 PM :: 1774 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor
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"...staff’s intentional attempts to inflate their pay...."
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Thursday, December 28, 2023 |
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Minimum wage jumps to $14 January 1st
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 910 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii slowest to recover pandemic job losses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 1325 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Teacher Certification Wins Praise from Heritage Foundation
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 1371 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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"... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...."
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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The Two Gorillas Still Menace the Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 1732 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The names of the two gorillas are ERS and EUTF ....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
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Confirmed: Union Lawyer Appointed to Supreme Court
By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 1471 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Labor
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... Devens’ legal experiences go beyond corporate practice, having represented several labor unions, including the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, and more ....
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Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Bissen open to Seizing Condotels Which Compete with Full-Service ILWU-Controlled Hotels
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 2543 Views :: Maui County, Development, Labor, Land Use
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... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels. That is why they are being targeted ....
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Friday, November 17, 2023 |
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Telling Evening News Anchors What to Say: Carpenters Union Wages War Against Affordable Modular Housing on Kauai
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 5227 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Were you fooled when the Carpenters Union pretended to end its opposition to panelized construction after the Lahaina Fires? Sucker ....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Maui Unemployment Jumps to 8.4% After Fires
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 1628 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Maui’s unemployment rate surges for second straight month ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1560 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 1894 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 1861 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:41 PM :: 1638 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1563 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 2016 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 |
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Green Appoints Thielen, Hannemann ... and Ex-Con Stacy Moniz
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 4103 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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Former Union Officer Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Embezzlement
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 2366 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... 140 months for conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $209,391.72 ....
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii's unemployment rate down slightly
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 2059 Views :: Economy, Labor
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... but the number of jobs decreased ....
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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Auditor: Honolulu Human Resources Data Almost 100% Erroneous
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 2101 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Based on the high error rates, we concluded that DHR’s data was unreliable and insufficient to conduct further analysis ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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HSTA Flies 98 to Florida Rally for Transsexual Agenda
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 2073 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 AM :: 47873 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor
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...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time. Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023 |
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Green hopes housing will alleviate teacher shortage
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 1579 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....
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Monday, July 3, 2023 |
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OHA Ends 'Work-from-Home' for Employees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 1871 Views :: Labor, OHA, COVID-19
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... concerns raised by OHA’s administration in response to the directive to end telework ....
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Long COVID and Unemployment in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 8:50 PM :: 1712 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Roughly 10-30% of people who get COVID, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 2075 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (the last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 24,200, or -3.7 percent ....
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Thursday, June 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 2163 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Energy-producing and tourism-dependent states took the biggest hits in productivity: Hawaii was down 5.3% to $75.39 ....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 |
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June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 59139 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor
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Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Fevella’s Film Feud
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2368 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Apparently Fevella filed a personnel complaint against the head of the Hawaii Film Office, Donne Dawson, to emphasize this point ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii Job Satisfaction 3rd Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 2005 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Three Lowest States: Arkansas (2.1), Mississippi (2.3), Hawaii (2.5) ....
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Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute urges special session to block huge unemployment tax increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:48 PM :: 1929 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... If no action is taken, Hawaii businesses will pay about $355 million for 2023, up 46% over last year ....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Overtime Violation: Feds Bust Kauai Cleaning Company Again
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 2089 Views :: Kauai County, Labor
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... In a 2014 investigation, the division discovered the employer failed to pay overtime when required and recovered $33,612 ....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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EEOC Sues Honolulu Restaurant and HR Company for Sexual Harassment of Male Employees
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 2966 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges ....
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Thursday, May 4, 2023 |
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Former ILWU Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Embezzlement
By News Release @ 5:47 AM :: 2636 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... for embezzling $96,000 while he was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Hawaii Longshore Division of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 ....
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Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
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HSTA Contract Ratified--14.5% raise
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 4338 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Ninety-two percent of the nearly 7,000 valid ballots cast approved the contract ....
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Friday, April 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii March Unemployment 3.5%
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 2243 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Jobs increased by 22,900 year-over-year ....
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