Labor

...Laughing at your sacrifice: Senate votes 21-3, House votes 45-4....

...The letter outlines low participation rates for distance learning, internet connectivity and device access inequities among students, and the lack of a concise plan for how they will spend the federal CARES Act funding they have received....

...The Kaua‘i Education Technology Pilot Project is reimagining how much HSTA members can get away with in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....

...5,989 victims have reported Identity theft after receiving a letter about eligibility for PUA benefits....

...48% of middle and high school teachers report 0-20% of students consistently participated in distance learning....

...The plan provides discretion to the Ige Administration to spend the remaining CARES funds to pay for unanticipated and emerging needs....

...Hawaii State Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least....

...the augmented unemployment payments have done a fairly good job  preventing the worst from happening so far. But that program is set to expire August 1....

...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....

... State Has Issued $803,200,377 in Benefits Since March 1 ....

...“We do not have the ability to get rid of many of these officers that we know have done wrong in the past due to issues with both the contract and the arbitration associated with the union.”....

...use of CWAs, also known as project labor agreements, would drastically limit the use of nonunion employees on public projects, thereby reducing competition among bidding contractors and increasing costs for Honolulu taxpayers....

...Timesheets and leave requests are now transmitted electronically to payroll offices, replacing paper-based manual labor-intensive tracking methods in employee pay calculation....  

...the UPW still has not agreed to allow all guards to be searched for contraband....

...how many times will Hawaii fall for phony High-Tech scamsters?....

...to provide food assistance to recently unemployed individuals is set to conclude with two remaining food distribution events at Aloha Stadium....

...no details until after the June 2 deadline to file for election....

...City Council to hear union preference 'fixer bill' next Wednesday, June 3....

... They need better protections such as higher wages and safer working conditions....  Keith understands this deeply ....

...The roughly half of the population who cannot work from home are getting screwed over by those who can....

...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....

...as of Sunday, May 17, Hawaii became Scattered Canary’s latest unemployment fraud victim....

...One way policymakers can help expedite their state’s economic recovery is by protecting employers from facing higher UI tax rates at a time when they can least afford to pay them....

...According to the United States Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, released on May 20....

...only Nevada and Michigan are higher....

...Jobs declined by 121,800 over-the-month....

...Double Nat'l Unemployment at Height of Great Depression....

...32.2% of Hawaii's workforce has filed an unemployment claim....

...it isn’t the kind its leaders were counting on....

"...Thousands of people in Hawaii are calling upon the governor to 'Let Hawaii Work' again...."

...A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims....

...Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of April 27, 2020 compared to the week of April 29, 2019....

...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Nurses....

... States with the Biggest Increases in Unemployment Due to Coronavirus ....

"...abuse and misuse of union funds and the existence of questionable perks and benefits...."

... Major reforms could help the pension system honor its promises ....

...another 4,267,395 people filed initial unemployment benefit claims during the week ending April 18, the second week of a decline in the rate of new claims, but still among the highest levels in U.S. history....

...Hawaii -- 3009.22% -- Increase in Unemployment Claims (April vs Start of COVID-19 Crisis)....

...we have still not received a response to the question posed as to whether employees who are redeployed are still eligible to benefit entitlements provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act....

...After unions notified their members of the salary reduction idea Tuesday night, state officials informed union leaders the implementation date of the salary cuts has been delayed by at least one month, to June 1 instead of May 1.... 

"...We want to reassure you that the Governor has no legal authority, right, or privilege to unilaterally negate or disregard our current Unit 7 contract...."

...Hawaii pension plan only 55% funded ranks 43rd among states....

...Representative Case says money from the CARES Act should be used for covering revenue losses....

... Department of Labor and Industrial Relations seem to have dropped the ball ....

...Safe Hotels, Safe Hawaii Operational Guidelines for Safe Hotel Operations in Pandemic Conditions....

...The emergency proclamation suspends several laws, including chapters 89 and 89C, HRS, relating to collective bargaining....

...Hawaii Unemployment Comp funds will run out in 21 weeks....

...8.9% of Hawaii's workforce was receiving or filing for unemployment as of March 28, 2020....

...unemployment claim increases for the week of March 23....