STAND. COM. REP. NO. 718
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: H.B. No. 319
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 319 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to increase employee awareness of their rights under the family leave law by requiring employers to annually provide written notice to each of their employees, of those rights, and of the possible adverse impact of taking family leave on other employee rights and benefits.
The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, ILWU Local 142, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Department of Human Resources Development, and Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed this measure. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations commented on this bill.
Concerns were voiced about the cost of this measure to employers. Your Committee also understands that under other labor laws, employers are required to post information about the law in a conspicuous place, providing a daily reminder to employees.
Upon consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by requiring the information about the family leave law to be posted by employers in a conspicuous place in every establishment where an employee is employed.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 319, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 319, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair |
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