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EMPLOYMENT LAW BASICS FOR HAWAII EMPLOYERS: ILLINOIS RULING HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICIES AND TRAINING TO HAWAII EMPLOYERS

EMPLOYMENT LAW BASICS FOR HAWAII EMPLOYERS:  ILLINOIS RULING HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICIES AND TRAINING TO HAWAII EMPLOYERS   It is well established now under federal Title VII law that an employer is liable for actionable sexual harassment caused by a supervisor with “immediate (or successively higher) authority over the employee.”  However, in cases where the employee [...]

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HAWAII EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: HAWAII EMPLOYERS WISE TO USE CAUTION WHEN INCORPORATING NEW FMLA RULES INTO LEAVE POLICIES

HAWAII EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE:  HAWAII EMPLOYERS WISE TO USE CAUTION WHEN INCORPORATING NEW FMLA RULES INTO LEAVE POLICIES I.BACKGROUND The federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) applies to all private employers who have 50 or more employees for each working day of 20 or more (not necessarily consecutive) calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year.  [...]

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