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Buckley LLP | USA | 19 Feb 2021
Hawaii extends work from home guidance
The Hawaii Department of Financial Institutions extended Interim Guidance permitting certain licensees with a physical presence to reduce hours or…
K&L Gates LLP | Canada, USA | 22 Jan 2021
The Energizer - Volume 82
On 7 January 2021, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) signed agreements with The AES Corporation (AES) for the development, construction, and…
Holland & Hart LLP | USA | 10 Dec 2020
EPA Draft Guidance on County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Decision
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published notice of draft guidance (the “Draft Guidance”) intended to assist regulated entities…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | USA | 23 Oct 2020
New York Court of Appeals Says “Yes” to Cross-Jurisdictional Tolling in Class Actions
Class actions are unique in that they generally bind all individuals who do not opt out of the class. As a result, putative class members who do not…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 23 Oct 2020
When Governors Bite Back: Circuit Court Upholds Hawaii Governor’s Emergency Powers
As mentioned in our previous post, the legality of state Governors’ emergency powers have come under scrutiny during the pandemic. Michigan’s Supreme…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 12 Oct 2020
More States and Localities Enact and Strengthen Ban the Box Laws
Nationwide, 36 states and over 150 municipalities have adopted “ban the box” laws that prohibit employers from asking applicants about their…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 2 Oct 2020
Hawaii Expands Scope of Off-Limits Convictions for Employment Purposes
On September 15, 2020, Hawaii Governor David Y. Ige signed Senate Bill 051, which narrows the scope of convictions that employers…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 2 Oct 2020
Hawaii Expands Scope of Off-Limits Convictions for Employment Purposes
On September 15, 2020, Hawaii Governor David Y. Ige signed Senate Bill 051, which narrows the scope of convictions that employers can use for hiring…
Littler Mendelson PC | USA | 16 Sep 2020
Hawaii Amends its Ban the Box Law to Fortify Protections for Ex-Offenders
Hawaii has long had a law limiting the discretion that employers have to consider older conviction records in making employment decisions. Effective…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 10 Aug 2020
Court Denies Debt Collector’s Motion for Summary Judgment: Finds that Company Cannot Rely on Non-Legal Advice from State Agency
On July 31, Judge J. Michael Seabright, in the District of Hawaii, denied a Defendant debt collector’s motion for summary judgment. In doing so, the…
