HI HB2577

Clarifies that earned promised vacation and personal time off pay are considered part of an employee's wages under Hawaii's wage and hour law, unless otherwise specified through written agreement, policy, or substantiated employer practice.

Addresses ambiguity in current law that has prevented the Wage Standards Division of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations from effectively enforcing wage claims for accrued vacation and personal time off.

Permits vacation and personal time off to be accrued and does not require employers to pay these benefits in each pay period they are earned, only that accumulated time must be paid upon separation from service.

Supported by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii Laborers' Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1357, and several other labor organizations.