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HI HB490

HI HB490
Relating To Family Leave.


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Introduced
01/23/2023
In Committee
01/25/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2024

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Provides employed individuals with up to 8 weeks of paid family leave during the 1st year after birth of the individual's child, adoption of a child by the individual, or placement of a child with the individual through foster care, and 8 weeks of paid family leave to care for the individual's family member having a serious health condition during any benefit year, paid through an employer-based private insurance program currently used to provide for temporary disability benefits. Specifies that private employers having fewer than 200 employees shall not be required to provide family leave and family leave benefits. Repeals chapter 398, HRS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Sections 1-28 effective 7/1/2025.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Hawaii family leave program. It provides employees with up to 8 weeks of paid family leave during the first year after the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child, and up to 8 weeks of paid family leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition. The bill also maintains the existing temporary disability insurance program, which provides reasonable compensation for wage loss during a worker's non-work-related temporary disability. The bill is effective July 1, 2025 and appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to implement the program.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (14)

Last Action

Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. (on 12/11/2023)

Bill Topics

Labor and Employment
  • ‐ Employee Benefits
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Family Issues

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