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Coverage
Hawaii state law covers employers of one or more workers at any time for any period of time.
Workers are considered employees unless:
Exclusions from the definition of employment include:
The following student employment is excluded from coverage:
The state does not exclude from coverage service by the spouse of a student when the spouse is employed by the school, college, or university.
All states exclude students in work-study programs; however, Hawaii excludes only elementary or secondary school students.
Under Hawaii coverage for officers of corporations, an individual will not be eligible for benefits if an owner-employee of a corporation brings about his/her unemployment by divesting ownership, leasing the business interest, terminating the business, or by other similar actions. Also, Hawaii rules exclude from coverage services for a family owned private corporation, organized for profit that employs family members who own at least 50 percent of the corporate shares provided certain criteria are met.
State coverage is required for services performed for religious, charitable, or educational nonprofit organizations. Although coverage is required only for those organizations employing four or more workers in 20 weeks, a number of states have provisions that cover smaller nonprofit organizations as well. Hawaii has expanded coverage provisions beyond federal requirements.
Contact
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division
Regulations
Haw. Code R., Title 12, Chapter 5, Hawaii Employment Security
Haw. Rev. Stat., Chapter 383
Contact
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
(https://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/uitaxtopic.asp)
Regulations
20 CFR chapter V