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HI HB535
Bill
Status
1/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Della au Belatti
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AI Summary
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Extends family leave entitlement from four weeks to twelve weeks per calendar year for employees at businesses with one or more employees.
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Establishes a partial wage replacement trust fund funded by employee wage withholdings to provide up to 66 percent of monthly wages during unpaid family leave.
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Removes the 100-employee threshold for employer coverage, making the law applicable to employers with one or more employees.
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Allows employees to use accrued paid leave (vacation, personal, family leave) to substitute for any part of the twelve-week leave period.
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Appropriates funds to hire an administrator, administrative assistant, and accountant to manage the trust fund, payroll deductions, and employee payments.
Legislative Description
Family Leave; Partial Wage Replacement ($)
Last Action
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Aquino, Ichiyama, Johanson, LoPresti, San Buenaventura, Takayama, Takumi, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/17/2015