HB 2168

RELATING TO LABOR

By Representative(s) YOSHINAGA (BR)

Keywords: LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Report Title: Labor

Description: Ensures that employees who are unemployed due to a labor dispute shall not be disqualified for unemployment benefits if the parties have reached an impasse and prior to a work stoppage an offer is made to submit the dispute to binding arbitration.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on LAB/EDB, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 4
 2- 1-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/EDB on Thursday, 
                  02-03-00 at 10:15 a.m. in House conference room
                  309.
 2- 3-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-15-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday,
                  02-17-00 at 9:00 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2-17-00        H The committees on LAB/EDB recommend that the
                  measure be HELD.
 2-17-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Goodenow, Nakasone, Moses,
                  Rath; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes:
                  Rep.(s) ; and 4 Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki, Okamura,
                  Saiki, Takai; and
 2-17-00        H The votes in EDB were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Abinsay, Ahu Isa, Espero,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Suzuki, Halford, Rath, Whalen; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Chang, Ito, Morihara