HI HB1896

Replaces outdated "master and servant" terminology with "employer and employee" throughout Hawaii's employment statutes (HRS §233-1 and §383-6)

Adds a fourth criterion allowing the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to classify individuals with liability insurance indemnifying the business as independent contractors rather than employees

Modifies HRS §383-6 to allow services performed under contract to be deemed non-employment if the individual meets any of four conditions: freedom from control, services outside usual business course or locations, independently established trade, or possession of liability insurance

Clarifies that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations can determine when services performed for wages or under contract of hire are not employment subject to Hawaii employment security law

Takes effect upon approval