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Senate committee defers decision on forming paid family and medical leave working group
Summary
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard hours of testimony in strong support of a resolution to convene a legislative working group on paid family and medical leave; the committee deferred final action to March 28 to consider changes to membership and federal compliance expertise.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard broad support March 24 for a resolution (SCR 145 / SR 117) requesting a legislative working group to develop recommendations for establishing a state paid family and medical leave program, but deferred decision-making to March 28.
The measure drew testimony from labor, health and advocacy groups, and small-business owners who said a working group would help the Legislature prepare a program. “We stand on our testimony in support,” Jade Butay, director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, told the committee. Nicole Wu of the Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network said a working group “is a really good step to get us there.”
The issue attracted broad…
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