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HI Rev Stat § 383-124 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-124 Relation to unemployment trust fund.

  §383-124 Relation to unemployment trust fund. Sections 383-121 to 383-123 to the extent that they relate to the unemployment trust fund, shall be operative only so long as the unemployment trust fund continues to exist, and so long as the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States continues to maintain for the State a separate account of all funds deposited therein by the State for benefit purposes, together with the State's proportionate share of the earnings of such unemployment trust fund, from which no other state or territory is permitted to make withdrawals. If and when the unemployment trust fund ceases to exist, or the separate account is no longer maintained, all moneys, properties, or securities therein, to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund of the State, are returnable to the director of finance of the State who shall hold, invest, transfer, sell, deposit, and release such moneys, properties, or securities in a manner approved by the department of labor and industrial relations in accordance with this chapter. The moneys shall be invested in the following readily marketable classes of securities: bonds or other interest-bearing obligations of the United States, or other securities which may be acquired under the sinking fund laws of the State; provided that the investment shall at all times be so made that all the assets of the fund shall always be readily convertible into cash when needed for the payment of benefits. The director of finance shall dispose of securities or other properties belonging to the unemployment compensation fund only under the direction of the department. [L 1939, c 219, §9(d); RL 1945, §4266; RL 1955, §93-123; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §383-124]
HI Rev Stat § 383-125 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-125 Financing employment security administration.

  §383-125 Financing employment security administration. All moneys received from the federal government or other sources that are required by federal law or regulations to be for the purposes of administering the employment security program shall be expended subject to the findings of the Secretary of Labor as to purpose and amount, and subject to all appropriation, budgeting, and accounting requirements of the State not inconsistent with federal laws and regulations governing such moneys. [L 1939, c 219, §12(a); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 34; RL 1945, §4283; am L 1953, c 41, §1(2); RL 1955, §93-124; am L 1957, c 145, §1(c), c 152, §1, and c 205, §1(g); am L 1959, c 265, §13(b); HRS §383-125]
HI Rev Stat § 383-126 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-126 Reimbursement of fund.

  §383-126 Reimbursement of fund. If any moneys received after June 30, 1941, from the Secretary of Labor under title III of the Social Security Act, or any unencumbered balances in the employment security administration fund as of that date, or any moneys granted after that date to the State pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act, are found by the Secretary of Labor, because of any action or contingency, to have been lost or been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those found necessary by the Secretary of Labor for the proper administration of this chapter, it is the policy of the State that such moneys shall be replaced by moneys appropriated for such purpose from the general funds of the State to the employment security administration fund for expenditure as provided in section 383-125. Upon receipt of notice of such a finding by the Secretary of Labor, the department of labor and industrial relations shall promptly report the amount required for such replacement to the governor and the governor shall, at the earliest opportunity, submit to the legislature a request for the appropriation of the amount. This section shall not be construed to relieve the State of its obligation with respect to funds received prior to July 1, 1941, pursuant to title III of the Social Security Act. [L 1939, c 219, §12(b); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 34; RL 1945, §4284; am L 1953, c 41, §1(2); RL 1955, §93-125; am L 1957, c 205, §1(h); am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §383-126]
HI Rev Stat § 383-126.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-126.5 Evaluation of fund balance adequacy.

  §383-126.5 Evaluation of fund balance adequacy. The director shall conduct an annual evaluation of the adequacy of the fund balance, taking into account conditions in the State and national economic trends, and submit a report of findings to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. [L 1991, c 193, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 383-129 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-129 Employment and training assessment.

  §383-129 Employment and training assessment. (a) In addition to contributions determined by section 383-68, every employer, except an employer who has selected an alternative method of financing liability for unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to section 383-62, or an employer who has been assigned a minimum rate of zero per cent or the maximum rate of the applicable schedule in accordance with section 383-68, shall be subject to an employment and training fund assessment at a rate of .01 per cent of taxable wages as specified in section 383-61.  (b) Collections from the employment and training assessment shall be made in the same manner and at the same time as any contributions required under section 383-61, and shall not be deducted, in whole or in part, from the wages of individuals in an employer's employ.  (c) Any assessments collected pursuant to this section shall remain separate and shall not be included in any manner in computing unemployment contribution rates assigned to employers in accordance with sections 383-63 to 383-68.  (d) The director may impose penalty and interest on delinquent employment and training assessments in the same manner as provided for contributions to the unemployment compensation fund in section 383-73. For purposes of computation of penalty and interest under this subsection, employment and training assessments shall be considered part of the employer's contributions to the unemployment compensation fund.  (e) Collection of money from an employer delinquent in paying employment and training assessments or contributions to the unemployment compensation fund pursuant to this chapter shall first be applied to interest and penalty, then applied to delinquent unemployment compensation contributions, and finally to delinquent employment and training assessments. [L 1991, c 68, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 223, §4; am L 1997, c 194, §2; am L 2000, c 197, §1; am L 2002, c 248, §2; am L 2011, c 2, § §3, 5; am L 2012, c 6, § §4, 7; am L 2013, c 102, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 383-141 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-141 Falsely obtaining benefits, etc.

  §383-141 Falsely obtaining benefits, etc. Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under this chapter or under the unemployment compensation law of any state or of the federal government, either for oneself or for any other person, shall be charged with a misdemeanor if the value of the benefit obtained or increased is $300 or less, or shall be charged with a class C felony if the value of the benefit obtained or increased exceeds $300; and each such false statement or misrepresentation or failure to disclose a material fact shall constitute a separate offense; provided that no fine or imprisonment shall be imposed in any case in which disqualification has been determined under section 383-30(5). [L 1939, c 219, §14(b)(1); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 36; RL 1945, §4288; am L 1951, c 195, §1(10); RL 1955, §93-140; HRS §383-141; am L 1979, c 27, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 36, §1] Case Notes  Violation does not bar theft charge. 67 H. 406, 689 P.2d 753 (1984).
HI Rev Stat § 383-142 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-142 Employing units.

  §383-142 Employing units. Any employing unit or any officer or agent of an employing unit or any other person who makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to any individual entitled thereto, or to avoid becoming or remaining a subject employer or to avoid or reduce any contribution or other payment required from an employing unit under this chapter or under the unemployment compensation law of any state or of the federal government, or who wilfully fails or refuses to make any such contributions or other payment or to furnish any reports required hereunder or to produce or permit the inspection or copying of records as required hereunder, or who wilfully fails to establish, maintain, or preserve records of all individuals in the employer's employ that show the total amount of wages paid for each pay-period to each individual while in the employer's employ, or who wilfully fails to establish, maintain, or preserve any other record, as required by this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder, shall be charged with a misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of not more than $10,000; and each false statement or representation or failure to disclose a material fact, or failure to establish, maintain, or preserve records, and each day of such a failure or refusal shall constitute a separate offense. [L 1939, c 219, §14(b)(3), (4); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 36; RL 1945, §4289; RL 1955, §93-141; HRS §383-142; am L 2005, c 114, §2] Cross References  Perjury and related offenses, see chapter 710, pt V.  Tampering with government records, see §710-1017.
HI Rev Stat § 383-143 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-143 General penalty.

  §383-143 General penalty. Any person who wilfully violates this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation thereunder, the violation of which is made unlawful or the observance of which is required under the terms of this chapter, and for which a penalty is neither prescribed in this chapter nor provided by any other applicable statute, shall be charged with a misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of not more than $10,000; and each day the violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense. [L 1939, c 219, §14(b)(5); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 36; RL 1945, §4290; RL 1955, §93-142; HRS §383-143; am L 2005, c 114, §3] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-640, and 706-663.
HI Rev Stat § 383-144 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-144 Unlawful disclosures.

  §383-144 Unlawful disclosures. If any individual, whether an employee or member of the department of labor and industrial relations, or the referee, in violation of section 383-95, makes any disclosure of information obtained from any employing unit or individual in the administration of this chapter, or if any individual who has obtained any list of applicants for work, or of claimants or recipients of benefits, under this chapter, uses or permits the use of the list for any political purpose, that individual shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $200, or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. [L 1939, c 219, §14(a); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 36; RL 1945, §4291; RL 1955, §93-143; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §383-144; am L 2016, c 55, §9] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-640, and 706-663.
HI Rev Stat § 383-161 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-161 Waiver of rights void.

Cross References Special assessments on employers to pay principal and interest on loans from Secretary of Labor, see §383-61.5.  §383-161 Waiver of rights void. (a) Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual's rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void, except agreements to withhold and deduct benefits for the following purposes:  (1) The payment of child support obligations as provided in section 383-163.5;  (2) The voluntary deduction and withholding of federal and state income tax from unemployment compensation as provided in section 383-163.6; and   (3) The repayment of uncollected overissuances of food stamp coupons as provided in section 383-163.7.  (b) Any agreement by an individual in the employ of a person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions required under this chapter from the employer, shall be void. No employer, directly or indirectly, shall make, require, or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's contributions required from the employer, require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in the employer's employ, discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of work or any term or condition of work of any individual on account of the individual's claiming benefits under this chapter, or in any manner obstruct or impede the filing of claims for benefits. Any employer, officer, or agent of any employer who violates this section, for each offense, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. [L 1939, c 219, §13(a); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 35; RL 1945, §4285; RL 1955, §93-150; HRS §383-161; am L 1982, c 58, §8; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 172, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 383-162 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-162 Limitation of fees.

  §383-162 Limitation of fees. No individual shall be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this chapter by the department of labor and industrial relations or its representatives, or the referee, or by any court or any officer thereof, and no costs shall be awarded by the referee on an appeal. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding before the department or the referee may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent, but no such counsel or agent shall either charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the department or referee, and such amount shall in no case exceed ten per cent of the sum of the average benefit duration for the prior calendar year as computed by the department of labor and industrial relations multiplied by the claimant's weekly benefit amount, payable as a result of such proceeding. For the purposes of this section, the term "average benefit duration" shall mean the average actual duration of benefits computed by dividing the total number of weeks compensated during a year by the corresponding number of first payments made during the year.  Any person who violates this section shall, for each such offense, be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. [L 1939, c 219, §13(b); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 35; RL 1945, §4286; RL 1955, §93-151; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §383-162; am L 1980, c 13, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 383-163 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-163 No assignment of benefits; waiver.

  §383-163 No assignment of benefits; waiver. No assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter shall be valid and the right to benefits shall not be subject to levy, execution, attachment, garnishment, or any other remedy for the collection of debt. No waiver of this section shall be valid, except that this section shall not apply to:  (1) Section 383-163.5 with respect to the withholding and deduction of benefits for the payment of child support obligations;  (2) Section 383-163.6 with respect to the voluntary withholding and deduction of benefits for payment of federal and state income taxes; and  (3) Section 383-163.7 with respect to the withholding and deduction of benefits for repayment of uncollected overissuances of food stamp coupons. [L 1939, c 219, §13(c); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 35; RL 1945, §4287; RL 1955, §93-152; HRS §383-163; am L 1982, c 58, §9; am L 1997, c 172, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 383-163.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-163.5 Child support intercept of unemployment benefits.

  §383-163.5 Child support intercept of unemployment benefits. (a) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation, at the time of filing such claim, shall disclose whether or not that individual owes child support obligations as defined under subsection (g). If any individual owes child support obligations and is determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation, the department shall notify the child support enforcement agency that the individual has been determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation.  (b) The department shall deduct and withhold, from any unemployment compensation payable to an individual who owes child support obligations, one of the following:  (1) The amount specified by the individual to the department to be deducted and withheld under this subsection, if neither paragraph (2) nor (3) is applicable;  (2) The amount, if any, determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the department under section 454(20)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act by the child support enforcement agency, unless paragraph (3) is applicable; or  (3) Any amount otherwise required to be so deducted and withheld from such unemployment compensation pursuant to legal process, as that term is defined in section 462(e) of the Social Security Act, properly served upon the department.  (c) Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) shall be paid by the department to the child support enforcement agency.  (d) Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) shall for all purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment compensation and paid by the individual to the child support enforcement agency in satisfaction of the individual's child support obligations.  (e) For purposes of subsections (a) to (d), the term "unemployment compensation" means any compensation payable under this chapter, chapter 385, and amounts payable by the department pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment.  (f) This section applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the child support enforcement agency for the administrative costs incurred by the department under this section.  (g) As used in this section, the term "child support obligations" includes only obligations which are being enforced pursuant to section 576D-1.  (h) As used in this section, the term "child support enforcement agency" means the agency established under chapter 576D. [L 1982, c 58, §7; am L 1986, c 332, §10; am L 1998, c 153, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 383-163.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-163.7 Deduction and withholding of uncollected food stamp overissuances.

  §383-163.7 Deduction and withholding of uncollected food stamp overissuances. (a) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether the individual owes an uncollected overissuance (as defined in section 13(c)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977) of food stamp coupons. The department shall notify the state food stamp agency enforcing the obligation of any individual who discloses that the individual owes an uncollected overissuance and who is determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation.  (b) The department shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overissuance:  (1) The amount specified by the individual to the department to be deducted and withheld under this subsection;  (2) The amount determined pursuant to an agreement between the individual and the state food stamp agency under section 13(c)(3)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977; or  (3) Any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment compensation pursuant to section 13(c)(3)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.  (c) Any amount deducted and withheld under this section shall be paid by the department to the appropriate state food stamp agency.  (d) Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) shall for all purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment compensation and paid by the individual to the state food stamp agency as repayment of the individual's uncollected overissuance.  (e) For purposes of this section, the term "unemployment compensation" means any compensation payable under this chapter, including amounts payable pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment.  (f) This section applies only if arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the state food stamp agency for all administrative costs incurred by the department under this section that are attributable to the repayment of uncollected overissuances to the state food stamp agency. [L 1997, c 172, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 383-164 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-164 Nonliability of State.

  §383-164 Nonliability of State. Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter, and to the extent that moneys are available therefor to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund and the department of labor and industrial relations shall not be liable for any amount in excess of such sums. [L 1939, c 219, §19; RL 1945, §4298; RL 1955, §93-153; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §383-164]
HI Rev Stat § 383-165 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|383. Hawaii Employment Security Law|383-165 Saving clause, amendment, or repeal.

  §383-165 Saving clause, amendment, or repeal. The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time. [L 1939, c 219, §20; RL 1945, §4299; RL 1955, §93-154; HRS §383-165]