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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LEONARD HOSHIJO ACTING DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2017 MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE TO $10.10 in 2018 New Penalties in Effect for 2018 HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that per Act 82, Session Laws of ...
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 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LEONARD HOSHIJO ACTING DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2017 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT NEW RECORD 2.0 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 2.0 percent, ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LEONARD HOSHIJO ACTING DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2017 STATE RECOVERS BACK WAGES AND PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYEES $14,360 in Back Wages and New Penalties Collected HONOLULU — The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that it recovered $14,360.12 in back ...
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 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2017 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 2.2 PERCENT IN OCTOBER Lowest Unemployment Rate on Record HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was ...
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