Hawaii Unemployment Insurance Poster Change

Hawaii State poster revised to update Unemployment Insurance.

The Hawaii Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect that employees can now file for unemployment by phone and online. This is a mandatory change. 

Statutory language regarding this posting: N/A. Agency change – see posting for details.

Effective Date: July 2012

The new poster will be available July 3, 2012.

This is a mandatory change affecting all businesses in Hawaii. All employers must update their posters.

Hawaii OSHA Poster Change

Hawaii State poster revised to update OSHA.

The Hawaii OSHA poster has been updated to reflect that Hawaii’s Occupational Safety and Health state program excludes coverage of employees working on military installations.

Statutory language regarding this posting: OSHA has given approval of a change to the state of Hawaii’s Occupational Safety and Health state plan to exclude coverage of employees at all military installations. The state of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations requested, by letter from the Governor, that jurisdiction be relinquished to federal OSHA for conducting safety and health inspections of private sector employers within the borders of all military installations in Hawaii. OSHA amended its regulations to reflect this change in the level of federal enforcement.

Effective Date: April 2012

The new poster will be available May 10, 2012.

This is a mandatory change affecting all businesses in Hawaii. All employers must update their posters.

Hawaii OSHA Poster Change

Hawaii State poster revised to update OSHA.

The Hawaii OSHA poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the civil penalty amounts for violations of the law. Employers who have received orders or citations for a serious violation of any standard or rule may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $7,700 (previously $7,000) for each violation, and an employer who repeatedly violates the law may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $77,000 (previously $70,000).

Statutory language regarding this posting: With the passing and signing of S.B.104, the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Law has been amended to raise the civil penalty amounts for the violations of the law. Employers who have received orders or citations for a serious violation of any standard or rule may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $7,700 (previously $7,000) for each violation. An employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the law may be assessed a civil penalty of not less than $5,500 (previously $5,000) nor more than $77,000 (previously $70,000) for each violation.

Effective Date: March 2012

The new poster will be available March 2, 2012.

This is a mandatory change affecting all businesses in Hawaii. All employers must update their posters.