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HI SR183

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/10/2023

Primary Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is requested to conduct a study on implementing a state program requiring employers to provide minimum paid sick leave and supplemental paid sick leave to employees.

  • Study must focus on the effects of mandatory paid sick leave on small businesses and low-income employees, and consider the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act, and various federal and state laws on health benefits and workers compensation.

  • Department is requested to invite participation from Hawaii Restaurant Association, Retail Merchants of Hawaii Inc., UNITE HERE Local 5, Hawaii Children's Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Workers Center, and other appropriate organizations.

  • Department must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2024.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Conduct A Study On The Implementation Of A State Program That Requires Employers To Provide A Minimum Amount Of Paid Sick Leave And Supplemental Paid Sick Leave To Employees, With A Focus On The Effects Of Mandatory Paid Sick Leave On Small Businesses And Low-income Employees.

Employment

Last Action

Referred to LBT.

3/15/2023

Committee Referrals

Labor and Technology3/15/2023

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