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This bill requires employers with five or more employees in Hawaii to provide up to five days of reproductive loss leave for employees experiencing certain traumatic reproductive events, including miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, failed surrogacy, or unsuccessful assisted reproduction. The leave can be taken within three months of the event and does not need to be consecutive days. Employees can use existing leave policies or unpaid time, and employers cannot grant less than five days total. The bill defines key terms like "reproductive loss event" broadly, covering situations where an employee, their spouse, domestic partner, or another individual they would have parented experiences such an event. Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who use this leave and must maintain strict confidentiality about the leave request. If an employee experiences multiple reproductive loss events in a twelve-month period, they are limited to a total of twenty days of leave. The law aims to provide compassionate support for employees during emotionally challenging reproductive health situations by ensuring job protection and time for healing or processing grief.

Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=822&year=2026