Hawaii 2023 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB843 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2023

                    THE SENATE   S.B. NO.   843     THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023         STATE OF HAWAII                                A BILL FOR AN ACT     relating to wages.     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:   

THE SENATE S.B. NO. 843
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

843

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to wages.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

      SECTION 1.  Section 388-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "wages" to read as follows:      ""Wages" means compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation.  It shall include any paid time off or personal time off, holiday, sick, or vacation pay earned and payable in accordance with the terms of an employer's policy or a written agreement with the employer, the reasonable cost, as determined by the director under chapter 387, to the employer of furnishing an employee with board, lodging, or other facilities if such board, lodging, or other facilities are customarily furnished by the employer to the employer's employees but shall not include tips or gratuities of any kind, provided that for the purposes of section 388-6, "wages" shall include tips or gratuities of any kind."      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.       INTRODUCED BY:   _____________________________              

     SECTION 1.  Section 388-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "wages" to read as follows:

     ""Wages" means compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation.  It shall include any paid time off or personal time off, holiday, sick, or vacation pay earned and payable in accordance with the terms of an employer's policy or a written agreement with the employer, the reasonable cost, as determined by the director under chapter 387, to the employer of furnishing an employee with board, lodging, or other facilities if such board, lodging, or other facilities are customarily furnished by the employer to the employer's employees but shall not include tips or gratuities of any kind, provided that for the purposes of section 388-6, "wages" shall include tips or gratuities of any kind."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________

INTRODUCED BY:

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       Report Title: Wages; Compensation; Payment of Wages; Paid Time Off; Personal Time Off; Vacation; Holiday   Description: Amends the definition of "wages" to include the payment of any paid time off or personal time off, holiday, sick, or vacation pay earned and payable in accordance with the terms of an employer's policy or a written agreement with the employer.       The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. 

 

 

Report Title:

Wages; Compensation; Payment of Wages; Paid Time Off; Personal Time Off; Vacation; Holiday

 

Description:

Amends the definition of "wages" to include the payment of any paid time off or personal time off, holiday, sick, or vacation pay earned and payable in accordance with the terms of an employer's policy or a written agreement with the employer.

 

 

 

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.