Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

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Gov. Ige and DLIR Director Scott Murakami announced the launching of the Reducing Unemployment Disruption & Driving Economic Regeneration (RUDDER) program. RUDDER is the DLIR’s economic regeneration initiative that provides State Employment & Training Funds that immediately infuses money into the economy and serve as the foundational strategy for aligning federal workforce programs, such as ...
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REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT DISRUPTION & DRIVING ECONOMIC REGENERATION (RUDDER) RUDDER is the DLIR’s economic regeneration initiative that provides State Employment & Training Funds that immediately infuses money into the economy and serve as the foundational strategy for aligning federal workforce programs, such as the Disaster Recovery grants, in a unified effort to efficiently train and transfer ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT T. MURAKAMI DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2020 STATE SETS UP CALL CENTER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMANTS HONOLULU — The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced the availability of two phone numbers to help process unemployment claims while working ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT T. MURAKAMI DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2020 STATE ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS The Appointments Will be Held During Normal Business Hours HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced a shift in ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT T. MURAKAMI DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 STATE STRONGLY SUGGESTS FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ONLINE HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today released information on filing claims for unemployment benefits online. Information is available at https://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/information-about-filing-online/. ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT T. MURAKAMI DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2020 HAWAI‘I’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 2.7 PERCENT IN JANUARY Jobs Increase by 1,500 Over-the-Year HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT T. MURAKAMI DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2020   STATE RELEASES CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION FOR WORKER EXPOSURE TO COVID-19   HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today released information on “Classifying Worker Exposure to COVID-19”. The classification ...
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