New Employment Laws for 2007
The following are significant labor and employment bills passed by the Hawaii State Legislature in 2007. Act 265 (Family Leave) – This bill provided that only employee may elect to substitute their...
View ArticleEmployers Can Terminate Employees For Medical Marijuana Use, In Oregon
The Oregon State Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Emerald Steel Fabricators v. Bureau of Labor and Industrial Relations (Oregon, April 15, 2010), which addressed whether employers could...
View ArticleHawaii Insurers Council Workers’ Comp Panel
Last week, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel for the Hawaii Insurers Council to discuss current workers’ compensation trends. The panel discussion was a part of the Insurers Council’s two-day...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Drugs and Money, But Not in the Same Sentence (Quotes in the...
Just recently, the Pacific Business News published a couple short articles where they included my thoughts about what we can expect during the upcoming legislative session. The first article talked...
View Article2018 Legislative Proposals
The 2018 legislative session is well underway.This year, lawmakers introduced dozens of bills that could impact many different areas of labor and employment law. For instance, some of these proposals...
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