State Civil Rights Commission Decries Threat Against Hawaiʻi Jewish Preschool
March 8, 2017
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Read MoreHawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 2.9% in December
January 19, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2017 HAWAII'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 2.9 PERCENT IN DECEMBER Lowest Rate since September 2007, Record 699,900 in Labor Force HONOLULU —...
Read More$65,000 in Hilo Pregnancy Discrimination Case
January 10, 2017
HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION WILLIAM D. HOSHIJO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2017 $65,000 SETTLEMENT IN HILO PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION CASE HONOLULU – Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) Executive Director William Hoshijo today announced the settlement of a complaint...
Read MoreMinimum Wage to Increase to $9.25 in 2017
December 30, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 30, 2016 MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE TO $9.25 IN 2017 Minimum Wage Will Rise to $10.10 in 2018 HONOLULU — The Hawaii...
Read MoreProposed Amendments to the MFS & Exhibit A Dated January 1, 2017 is Deferred
December 30, 2016
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Read MoreHawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 3.0 Percent in November
December 15, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2016 HAWAII'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.0 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER Lowest Rate since October 2007, Record 696,850 in Labor Force HONOLULU —...
Read MoreState Civil Rights Commission Calls on Hawaiʻi to Oppose National Trend of Discriminatory Harassment
November 30, 2016
HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION LINDA HAMILTON KRIEGER CHAIR WILLIAM D. HOSHIJO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2016 STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS ON HAWAIʻI TO OPPOSE NATIONAL TREND OF DISCRIMINATORY HARASSMENT HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission...
Read MoreHawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 3.2% in October
November 29, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2016 HAWAII'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.2 PERCENT IN OCTOBER Non-Agricultural Jobs up 14,000 over-the-year HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of...
Read MoreState Recovers $130,367 in Prevailing Wages
October 31, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2016 STATE RECOVERS $130,367 IN PREVAILING WAGES $13,037 in Penalties Assessed for Worker Misclassification HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of...
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