HI SB716

Expands circumstances under which the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations may waive work registration and reporting requirements for unemployment benefit eligibility, including for union members referred through union job placement services, workers involved in labor disputes, and suspended employees (up to four consecutive weeks)

Requires unemployment benefit determinations and appeal-related documents to be sent via electronic notification by default, with claimants able to opt for mail delivery instead

Allows individuals to report to locations approved by the department other than official employment offices to meet eligibility requirements

Permits claimants to change their federal and state income tax withholding election more than once during a benefit year, removing the previous one-time limit

Repeals the requirement for individuals to post work availability on the department's online job-matching system and eliminates the statutory provision for joint experience rating among employers