Bill > HB1768

This bill establishes a family leave insurance program in Hawaii. The program will provide up to 16 weeks of paid family leave per calendar year for eligible employees, including for the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a family member with a serious health condition, to care for a qualifying service member who is the employee's next of kin, or due to a qualifying exigency. The bill also eliminates the previous threshold of 100 employees for employers to be subject to the family leave law, extending coverage to businesses with one or more employees. The bill appropriates funds for the department of labor and industrial relations to administer the program.