DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2016 SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN LABOR LAW PENALTIES Penalties for Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance and Prevailing Wages Violations Increase HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige signed into law Acts 187 and 192 on July 1, which increase ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2016 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS AT 3.2 PERCENT IN MAY Non-Agricultural Jobs up 13,700 over-the-year HONOLULU — The Hawaii 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 LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2016 Non-Agricultural Jobs up 12,600 over-the-year HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 3.2 percent, up from 3.1 percent in March. Statewide, ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2016 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS AT 3.1 PERCENT IN MARCH Non-Agricultural Jobs up 4,400 Over the Month HONOLULU — the Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2016 STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT FORECASTED TO EXPAND BY 2.9 PERCENT Construction Industry’s 12.1 Percent Projected Growth Leads Expansion HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the release of its ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS D AV I D Y . I G E G O V E R N O R L I N D A C H U T A K A Y A M A D I R E C T O R FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2016 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2016 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.2 PERCENT IN DECEMBER Non-Agricultural Jobs up 15,700 over-the-year HONOLULU — The Hawaii 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 LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR Dec. 23, 2015 STATE ANNOUNCES 26 PERCENT REDUCTION IN UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES FOR 2016 Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced a 26 percent average drop in ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2015 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 3.2 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER State’s Lowest Rate Since January 2008 HONOLULU — The Hawaii 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 LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2015 HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 3.3 PERCENT IN OCTOBER State’s Lowest Rate Since February 2008 HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ...
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