HI SB858

Authorizes the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue and serve stop-work orders on employers who fail to comply with workers' compensation insurance requirements under section 386-121.

Stop-work orders prohibit use of employee labor and become effective immediately upon service; affected employees must be paid for up to ten days of lost time during the work stoppage.

Establishes penalties of not less than $500 or $100 per employee per day of non-compliance, whichever is greater, to be paid into the special compensation fund.

Allows employers to protest stop-work orders by requesting a hearing within twenty days; hearing must be held within five days and director must issue written decision within twenty-four hours.

Creates criminal penalties of up to sixty days imprisonment and/or fines up to $10,000 for employers or representatives who fail to observe stop-work orders; authorizes director to seek injunctive relief and recover attorneys' fees in enforcement actions.