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Governor Abercrombie Signs Gender Identity Bill Into Law

Just a few minutes ago, Governor Abercrombie signed HB 546 into law, thereby making it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual based on his or her “gender identity or expression.”

Employers in Hawaii should revise their employment policies to comply with the new changes to the law.

You can read more about the bill and the new law in an earlier blog post I wrote here.