Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed Act 13 into law, expanding the Hawaiʻi Family Leave Law to allow eligible employees to take family leave for a qualifying military exigency involving an employee’s child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, grandchild or parent serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The law takes effect July 1.
“The expansion of Hawaiʻi’s family leave law ensures that workers can respond to urgent situations related to active‑duty military service without jeopardizing their employment,” said Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relatons Director Jade Butay in a state release about the change. “This amendment recognizes the unique challenges faced by families of service members and reinforces Hawaiʻi’s commitment to supporting military families.”
Hawaiʻi’s Family Leave Law provides employees, who work for employers with 100 or more employees, up to 4 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any calendar year, upon the birth or adoption of an employee’s child, to care for the employee’s child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, grandchild or parent with a serious health condition or for a qualifying military exigency.
Visit the Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations website or contact the Wage Standards Division at 808-586-8777 or via email at dlir.wages@hawaii.gov for additional information about Hawai’i’s Family Leave Law.
