The Hawaii Supreme Court has just ruled that an employer may legally terminate an employee based on the employee’s arrest and conviction record, if the conviction is for a crime that has a “rational relationship” with the employee’s job position.
The text of the court’s decision can be found here: Wright v. Home Depot.
Act 95 (Conviction Records) - The 10-year period of an applicant’s conviction record that employers can consider does not include periods of incarceration. (Effective May 28, 2003)
Act 44 (HFLL) - Hawaii Family Leave Law is amended to require employers to allow employees to use up to 10 days of paid sick leave to care for a child with a “serious health condition.” Because this new law falls under the HFLL, it applies only to employers with 100 or more employees. (Effective July 1, 2003)
Act 60 (Victims Leave Law) – Employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide employees who are the victim (or whose child is the victim) of domestic or sexual violence with up to 30 days of unpaid leave per year to seek medical attention, victim services, or counseling. Employers with less than 50 employees need to provide only 5 days of leave to such employees. (Effective January 1, 2004.)
