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Friday, March 17, 2017 |
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The Legislature Just Can't Help Itself When It Comes to the Maui Hospital
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:17 PM :: 3882 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...bills heard this week (HB76, HB233, and HB234) attempt to amend the law passed last summer by adding new severance options for the hospital employees....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
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How Paid Home Care leads to Union Membership Scam
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:28 PM :: 6020 Views :: Family, Health Care, Labor
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... Kupuna Caregivers $70/Day Appropriation SB534 / HB607 ....
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Sunday, March 12, 2017 |
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A Constitutional Amendment for Education Wars
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4582 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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The "shall make sufficient sums available" language is used in one more place in our constitution. It's in Article XII, Section 1, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands....
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Monday, March 6, 2017 |
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Congress Repeals Obama’s Blacklist of Federal Contractors
By News Release @ 8:57 PM :: 3806 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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This measure, the so-called Fair Pay and Safety Workplaces rule, would have allowed government officials to debar, or blacklist, construction companies from bidding on federal projects based on the mere allegation of labor law violations without any due process....
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Friday, March 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii's Unsustainable Cost of Public Employment
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:04 PM :: 4084 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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County workers throughout the state make higher wages than nearly all of their mainland counterparts adjusted for the cost of living....
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Thursday, March 2, 2017 |
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ILWU Work Action Idles Pasha Containership in Honolulu Harbor
By Michael Hansen @ 11:29 PM :: 4216 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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The work stoppage was in apparent violation of the contract between the Hawaii Stevedore industry and the ILWU....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
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New Study Details Driving Forces of Hawaii's Unfunded Liability Crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:54 PM :: 5546 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Unsustainable government salaries and pensions are worsening the crisis....
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 4949 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Local business owners speak out about the minimum wage
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:17 PM :: 3991 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...if the minimum wage was increased, many grocery stores today would simply replace workers with automated tablets....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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The Cost of Public Employment
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:52 PM :: 3791 Views :: Labor
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“Plunder! How public employee unions are raiding treasuries, controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation”
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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How to give teachers a pay raise … without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:08 PM :: 4588 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Transform the Bureaucracy and Achieve Justice for John Sosa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 5207 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...Randall Roth comments on two stories on the DoE investigation into education reform advocate John Sosa which ran on KHON Feb 6 and Feb 7....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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HPD Acting Chief Supports Naming of Suspended Officers
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 4930 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police
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...the department has chosen to support Senate Bill No. 424 and House Bill No. 456....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 5947 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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Anti-Fishing Lies Exposed: Attorney General Releases Point by Point Debunk of Kaniela Ing
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 5742 Views :: Environment, Labor, Small Business
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...Must read: AG responds to 9 questions from Ing. Short version of responses: “No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, and No.”....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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Friday, February 10, 2017 |
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Demanding a Tax Hike, HSTA to Rally at Capitol
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 5147 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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to lobby for a constitutional amendment that will drastically increase property taxes....
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017 |
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County Employees in Hawaii make double what private sector workers make
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 PM :: 5229 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Honolulu County workers make more than neighbor island workers....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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Unfunded Pensions – Tip of the Iceberg?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4787 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Is a 7% return on investment sustainable into the future? Another organization that studied the issue said that a more realistic rate of return would be the “risk-free” rate, which they calculated at 2.344%....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Union Membership #2 in USA–21.7%
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 3170 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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New York continued to have the highest union membership rate (23.6 percent), Hawaii and Alaska are tied for second at 21.7 percent each....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest
By UHERO @ 12:22 AM :: 5705 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...an owner of an investment property in Honolulu worth less than half a million dollars can expect to see his (her) combined City and State property tax bill double....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii public employee benefits rise 5 times faster than private sector
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 4788 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Salaries and benefits of Hawaii government workers have increased by 26 percent in the past decade....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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County workers in Hawaii make highest wages in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:22 PM :: 6139 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...county workers in Hawaii make a mean average wage of $61,365 a year....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Hawaii Non-Governmental Workers Receive Lowest Pay in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 6209 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...non-government workers in Hawaii make, on average, $43,544 in annual pay and benefits (adjusted for cost of living) which ranks as the lowest compensation in in the nation....
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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Funding Nonexistent People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4810 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...our state government paid half a million dollars in pension payments to people who were already dead. Well, then, what do you think of budgeting many times that amount for people who don’t even exist?....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii pension debt rises to $12 billion, but the real debt is more like $35 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 4394 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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State lawmakers were in shock this week as Hawaii’s pension debt increased from $8 billion to $12 billion....
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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Report: Only 46% of HC&S Cane Workers Find New Jobs
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 6342 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Labor
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The sole purpose of the taskforce was to help the 675 workers who were laid off last year....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017 |
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Ethics, HSTA Announce Agreement on School Trips
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 4183 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...teachers may continue to plan trips and serve as chaperones with private tour companies....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Minimum Wage $9.25 Effective January 1, 2017
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 4591 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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The next scheduled raise is Jan. 1, 2018 when it will increase to $10.10....
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Sunday, December 25, 2016 |
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Can the Unions Dodge the Law?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5074 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Law Enforcement
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Earlier this year, our lawmakers passed Act 25. It bans smoking on the premises of our state-owned hospitals....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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DBEDT: 14,000 New Jobs Created in 9 Months
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 4500 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...fourth quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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UPW Contract Protects Dangerous City Truck Driver Leading to Fatality, $1M Settlement
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4139 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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...Kekumu had a history of eight prior avoidable accidents while driving a garbage truck, including hitting walls and parked cars. Because a driver's violations are expunged after two years under a union contract, Kekumu's driving skills never got the attention they needed....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Do Some Benefits For State Retirees Still Make Sense?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 3894 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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In 2016, Hawaii ranked 40th among the states with an OPEB funding ratio of 29.2 percent....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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After 10 Years and Recusal of Entire Supreme Court, State Finally Wins Flexibility on Retiree Health benefits
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 4337 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Judge Katherine G. Leonard of the Intermediate Court of Appeals served as Acting Chief Justice for the Hawaii Supreme Court in this case. All five of the regular justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court had recused themselves....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Broken Trust Levinson Set up for Gay Marriage Revenge Round with SHOPO
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 7353 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Law Enforcement, Police
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SHOPO President Tenari Maafala … testified that he would never enforce a law requiring same-sex marriage. “You would have to kill me,” he told lawmakers....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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DLNR: Fishing Fleet Labor Law not our Kuleana
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 4281 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“The petition’s amendments appear to focus on labor issues that are not part of DLNR’s jurisdiction.”
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Survey: Hawaii Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 4745 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 |
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Fishing Industry to Enforce Good Labor Practices
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 3980 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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On the day the AP report was published, a Task Force was formed made up of influential vessel owners, suppliers, the Honolulu Fish Auction and the Hawaii Seafood Council to begin to assess the problem and work on solutions to protect the welfare of the crewmen....
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Friday, September 16, 2016 |
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Understanding Hawaii Teacher Shortages
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 4320 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity....
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Sunday, September 4, 2016 |
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Hospital deal is stalled, roadblocked and obstructed in every way
By News Release @ 5:42 AM :: 6841 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...Why are matters of life and death not taking precedence over every other issue facing the state at this time?....
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 |
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Thanks to Union Stalling Tactics, Maui Hospital to Cut Beds, Services
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 5656 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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The impact of the bed closures will mean a decreased capacity with critical services such as Stroke, Heart, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma and other critical care needs requiring transport to Oahu....
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Monday, August 29, 2016 |
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Kaiser: Union Stalling Pushes Maui Hospital Transfer Date to July 1, 2017
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 5419 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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With a new date of July 1, 2017, we will all avoid the perpetual raising and dashing of expectations as interim closing dates are repeatedly set and cancelled....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 |
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ERS Saved: Judge Grants Restraining Order Against SB2077
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 5620 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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SB2077 could result in the ERS plan being disqualified by the Internal Revenue Service....
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Saturday, August 20, 2016 |
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Maili Most Stressed Place in Hawaii, Mountain View Least
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 4863 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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Percentage of population with a long commute, Hours worked, Percentage of income spent on rent....
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Thursday, August 18, 2016 |
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Construction 5.9% of Hawaii GDP—#2 in USA
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 5544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail, Small Business
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Hawaii’s construction industry made the second largest contribution to state GDP at 5.9 percent with an increase of 0.5 percent from 2014, the largest year-over-year improvement of any state....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii: How to Quit Paying Union Dues—Legally
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 4649 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...nearly 30% of union members would quit if they could....
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Friday, August 12, 2016 |
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Full Text: State, UPW Reach Maui Hospital Agreement
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 5199 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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The Maui Region hospitals will be transferred from Hawai‘i Health System Corporation management to Kaiser not earlier than November 6, 2016....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Full Text: ERS Files Suit to Stop SB2077 ‘Catastrophe’
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 5667 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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... contributions would be included in the employees’ income and taxed as normal wages when contributed. Further, the employees would be subject to federal income taxes on the portion of their benefits funded by the employer at the time that the benefits vest ....
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Aftermath of the Maui Hospital Benefits Veto Override
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5302 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...what happens if a benefit plan does get disqualified? According to the IRS’ website, there are potentially severe consequences to the employer, the employees, and the plan itself....
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