HI SB1233

Requires private employers with 50 or more employees to provide employees leave of absence for organ, bone marrow, or peripheral blood stem cell donation (up to 30 days annually for organ donation; up to 7 days annually for bone marrow or stem cell donation)

Employees must have been employed for at least one year and provide written medical verification of donor status and medical necessity for the donation

Employers must maintain health insurance coverage during leave periods and cannot count leave time as a break in continuous service for purposes of salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation, or seniority

Employers may require employees to use up to three days of earned sick leave, vacation, or paid time off (or unpaid time) for bone marrow/stem cell donation, or up to two weeks for organ donation, before receiving employer-paid leave

Employees have the right to bring civil action for enforcement, and employers are prohibited from discriminating against or disciplining employees who exercise these leave rights