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HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the implementation of an automated, electronic system to help ensure compliance with workers’ compensation law. The DLIR developed the system in partnership with the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). “We are grateful that NCCI stepped forward to offer help in ...
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Record 660,400 in Labor Force HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in March. The last time the rate was 4.4% was August 2008. Statewide, there were 631,300 employed and 29,100 unemployed in ...
Read More Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.4% in April

“Domestic Workers Have Rights” Campaign Raises Awareness of New Labor Law Protections HONOLULU — Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the launch of a multilingual public education campaign concerning domestic workers. Signed by Gov. Abercrombie last year, Act 248, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, provides for minimum ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) and the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) today announced a joint public education effort to inform patients who are deaf, hard of hearing and deaf blind and use sign language as well as health care providers of the their legal rights and responsibilities. Under state and ...
Read More State Agencies Remind Health Care Providers About Rights and Obligations for Patients Who Are Deaf