THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2006

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Monday, February 6, 2006)

SB 2207

RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS.

Excludes retirees from participation in the pilot program for VEBA trusts. Requires any retiree who has become a participant in a VEBA trust to be restored to membership in the EUTF on or before October 1, 2006.

LBR, WAM

SB 2208

RELATING TO WAGES AND OTHER COMPENSATION.

Requires private employers who provide pension plans to their employees to allow an employee who has vested to receive pension payments upon becoming disabled, regardless of age. Applies to new employees hired after the effective date of the Act.

LBR, CPH

SB 2416

RELATING TO THE REHIRING OF RETIREES.

Enables public retirees to be rehired by the State or counties without suspension of their benefits.

LBR, WAM

SB 3031

RELATING TO UNINTERRUPTED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR WORK-RELATED INJURIES.

Ensures that uninterrupted medical care is provided to an injured worker, even if the injured employee's employer denies further treatment, until the director of labor and industrial relations renders a final decision on the matter.

LBR, WAM

SB 3013

RELATING TO PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY OF LIGHT DUTY WORK TO INJURED EMPLOYEES.

Requires an employer of an injured employee who is cleared to return to light or reduced duty work to provide that level of work to the injured employee.

LBR, WAM

SB 3050

RELATING TO EMPLOYER INTIMIDATION.

Prohibits employers from coercing employees into attending employer-sponsored meetings on the employer's religious or political opinions.

LBR, JHW

     

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.