HB 13 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Summary
Establishes notice requirements for employers under Hawaii's Workers' Compensation Law. Requires employers who deny the compensability of an employee's injury to submit a written report supporting the denial to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations within a specified period. Requires employers to furnish to the injured employee up to $10,000 for medical care, services, and supplies for the period immediately following the injury and so long as reasonably needed or until the employer files a written report with the Director denying the compensability of the injury, whichever is earlier. Clarifies that failure to give an employer notice of an employee's injury does not bar a claim for compensation if any person having authority in the interest of the employer had knowledge of the injury.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jan 21, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Sam Kong
DDemocratic
HI
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