HB 2 Summary

• Requires all employers in Hawaii to provide employees working more than 80 hours annually with a minimum of 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, capped at 56 hours per calendar year unless employer provides higher limit.

• Permits paid sick leave use for employee's own illness, medical care, preventive care, and to care for family members' health needs, including domestic abuse or sexual assault situations.

• Mandates supplemental paid sick leave during public health emergencies: 80 hours for full-time employees and pro-rated amounts for part-time employees.

• Prohibits employers from requiring medical details as a condition of providing paid sick leave and protects employee medical information as confidential.

• Authorizes the director of labor and industrial relations, attorney general, aggrieved employees, and labor organizations to bring civil actions for violations, with prevailing parties entitled to full paid sick leave owed, actual damages, and attorney's fees; establishes 3-year statute of limitations and allows class action lawsuits.