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HI SB234

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from suspending, discharging, or discriminating against employees who refuse to work on holidays traditionally reserved for family gatherings, such as Thanksgiving or Christmas, if scheduled to do so by the employer.

  • Adds a new subsection (5) to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 378-32(a) establishing this protection as an unlawful employment practice.

  • Applies to all employers in Hawaii and protects employees' right to decline holiday work without facing retaliatory personnel action.

  • Effective July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Retail Employer; Retail Employee; Family Holidays; Employment Practices; Unlawful Suspension, Discharge, or Discrimination

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.

2/18/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor2/18/2015
Commerce and Consumer Protection1/23/2015

Full Bill Text

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