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Hawaii requires that employers who employ 50 or more persons must provide to the affected employees and the proper state governmental agency written notification of a plant closing or partial closing, or a relocation at least 45 days prior to the event.
Some plant closings or mass layoffs fall under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). Under WARN, employers are required to provide 60 days’ advance notice of covered plant closings and mass layoffs, notify the affected workers or their representatives, and the appropriate governmental units. See WARN for more information.
WARN does not preempt any other federal, state, or local law, or any employer/employee agreement that requires other notification or benefit. Rather, the rights provided by WARN supplement those provided by other federal, state, or local laws.
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Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division
Regulations
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-1 Findings and purpose.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-2 Definitions.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-3 Employment opportunities.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-4 Dislocated workers program.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-5 Relocation assistance.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-6 Training costs to employers.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-7 Labor organization consultation.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-8 Coordination with federal programs.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-9 Notification.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-10 Dislocated worker allowance.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-11 Prompt payment of wages and benefits.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-12 Civil penalties.
Haw. Rev. Stat. §394B-13 Employees remedies.
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Regulations
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN):
29 USC §2101 et seq.; 20 CFR 639