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		<title>Hawaii Employment Law Basics:  Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Hawaii Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Under Hawaii State law, HRS Chapter 378, sexual orientation is defined as having a preference for heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality; having a history of any one or more of these preferences; or being identified with any one or more of these preferences. Hawaii employment law expressly prohibits employment discrimination and harassment because of sexual orientation. [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-legislation/hawaii-law-amended-prohibit-gender-identity-discrimination/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Law Amended to Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination'>Hawaii Law Amended to Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-sexual-harassment-law-factors-create-hostile-work-environment/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Sexual Harassment Law: Factors that Create a Hostile Work Environment'>Hawaii Sexual Harassment Law: Factors that Create a Hostile Work Environment</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-basics-sexual-orientation-discrimination-hawaii-law/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii Employment Law Basics:  Workers&#8217; Compensation Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Generally, recovery under Hawaii&#8217;s workers&#8217; compensation law is an employee&#8217;s exclusive remedy for work-related injuries or diseases. However, an employee generally cannot sue his or her employer or a co-worker for damages resulting from occupational injuries caused by the employer&#8217;s or co-worker&#8217;s negligence. This does not necessarily preclude injuries resulting from intentional acts, for example. [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-workers-compensation-law-basics/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Employment Law:  Workers&#8217; Compensation Law Basics'>Hawaii Employment Law:  Workers&#8217; Compensation Law Basics</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-policies-and-procedures-sick-leave-basics-hawaii-lawyer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Employment Policies and Procedures: Sick Leave Basics'>Hawaii Employment Policies and Procedures: Sick Leave Basics</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-basics-workers-compensation-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii&#8217;s Newest Circuit Court Judge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii\&#039;s Newest Circuit Court Judge On November 1, 2011, Karen Nakasone was sworn in as Hawaii&#8217;s newest Circuit Court judge. Related posts:Judge Sotomayor Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Takes Texting Case Illinois High Court Overturns Mandatory Retirement Age of Judges: Issue of Debate in Hawaii Judiciary


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/technology-related-law/supreme-court-takes-texting-case/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Supreme Court Takes Texting Case'>Supreme Court Takes Texting Case</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/miscellaneous/illinois-high-court-overturns-mandatory-retirement-age-judges-issue-debate-hawaii-judiciary/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Illinois High Court Overturns Mandatory Retirement Age of Judges: Issue of Debate in Hawaii Judiciary'>Illinois High Court Overturns Mandatory Retirement Age of Judges: Issue of Debate in Hawaii Judiciary</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/uncategorized/hawaiis-newest-circuit-court-judge/</link>
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		<title>Whistleblower Protection Under Hawaii Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Under Hawaii law, HRS § 378-62, an employer is prohibited from threatening to discharge, discharging, or otherwise discriminating against any employee or a person acting on behalf of the employee, who is a whistleblower. Specifically, Hawaii’s whistleblower statute provides: &#8220;§378-62 Discharge of, threats to, or discrimination against employee for reporting violations of law. An employer [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-legal-alert/hawaii-wage-hour-flsa-retaliation-hawaii-employment-lawyer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Wage &#038; Hour Alert: Decision Narrows Reach of FLSA Anti-Retaliation Provision'>Hawaii Wage &#038; Hour Alert: Decision Narrows Reach of FLSA Anti-Retaliation Provision</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/wrongful-termination-claims-hawaii-law/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Wrongful Termination Claims Under Hawaii Law'>Wrongful Termination Claims Under Hawaii Law</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/whistleblower-protection-hawaii-law/</link>
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		<title>Safekeeping of Personnel Records</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Personnel and related records present risk to Hawaii employers if not stored, maintained and disposed of appropriately. Hawaii employers should designate at least three levels of security for access to employee information/records. A person receiving one or more of the three designations should be given the authorization in writing. The levels are as follows: Level [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-legal-alert/one-year-jail-term-for-hospital-employee-for-misusing-personal-health-information-hipaa-hawaii-employment-lawyer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Jail Term for Hawaii Employee for Misusing Personal Health Information: Compliance with HIPAA Critical for Hawaii Employers'>Jail Term for Hawaii Employee for Misusing Personal Health Information: Compliance with HIPAA Critical for Hawaii Employers</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/federal-legislation/hhs-imposes-43-million-civil-money-penalty-violations-hipaa-privacy-rule/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: HHS Imposes a $4.3 million Civil Money Penalty for HIPAA Violations'>HHS Imposes a $4.3 million Civil Money Penalty for HIPAA Violations</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/human-resources/safekeeping-personnel-records/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii Law Amended to Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii became the 13th U.S. state to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity after Governor Neil Abercrombie signed a new employment discrimination bill into law on May 10th 2011. House Bill 546 prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in employment and as a matter of public policy. While the [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-sexual-orientation-discrimination/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Employment Law: Sexual Orientation Discrimination'>Hawaii Employment Law: Sexual Orientation Discrimination</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/national-origin-discrimination-hawaii-employment-law/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: National Origin Discrimination Under Hawaii Employment Law'>National Origin Discrimination Under Hawaii Employment Law</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-legislation/hawaii-law-amended-prohibit-gender-identity-discrimination/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii Employment Law Basics:  Payment of Wages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii’s Payment of Wages law, HRS Chapter 388, unlike the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Hawaii Wage and Hour Law, does not address the minimum amount per hour employees should be paid or circumstances under which overtime pay is earned. Rather, HRS Chapter 388 addresses how [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-workers-compensation-basics/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Employment Law: Workers&#8217; Compensation Basics'>Hawaii Employment Law: Workers&#8217; Compensation Basics</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-basics-workers-compensation-benefits/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Employment Law Basics:  Workers&#8217; Compensation Benefits'>Hawaii Employment Law Basics:  Workers&#8217; Compensation Benefits</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-basics-payment-wages/</link>
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		<title>Rights of Females Under Hawaii Employment Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While federal and Hawaii state law permit both male and females to assert gender discrimination claims, anecdotal and research indicate that a majority of discrimination claims are filed by females. Examples of sex discrimination claims filed by females include (a) Child care or pregnancy related claims; (b) failure to hire a female for a position [...]


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/miscellaneous/more-men-filing-sexual-harassment-claims-hawaii-employment-lawyer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: More Men Filing Sexual Harassment Claims'>More Men Filing Sexual Harassment Claims</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-pregnancy-law-basics-hawaii-employment-lawyer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Pregnancy Law Basics'>Hawaii Pregnancy Law Basics</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/rights-females-hawaii-employment-law/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Speaking Engagment: SHRM Hawaii, September 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be speaking at SHRM Hawaii&#8217;s Annual Conference on September 9, 2011. SHRM Hawaii Related posts:Upcoming Speaking Engagements Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, July 22, 2011 Big 12 Conference Lawyer Comments on Defections


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/just-because/business-bureau-hawaii-july-22-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, July 22, 2011'>Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, July 22, 2011</a></li>
<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/just-because/ncaa-college-football-hawaii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Big 12 Conference Lawyer Comments on Defections'>Big 12 Conference Lawyer Comments on Defections</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/uncategorized/upcoming-speaking-engagment-shrm-hawaii-september-2011/</link>
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		<title>Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, July 22, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be speaking on Social Media and Employment Law at the Better Business Bureau of Hawaii at 9:00 a.m., on July 22, 2011. Related posts:Upcoming Speaking Engagements Upcoming Speaking Engagment: SHRM Hawaii, September 2011 Hawaii Employment Law Update: Social Media, Workplace Policies and Risks


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<li><a href='http://amaguinlaw.com/hawaii-employment-law-basics/hawaii-employment-law-update-social-media-workplace-policies-risks/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hawaii Employment Law Update: Social Media, Workplace Policies and Risks'>Hawaii Employment Law Update: Social Media, Workplace Policies and Risks</a></li>
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		<link>http://amaguinlaw.com/just-because/business-bureau-hawaii-july-22-2011/</link>
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