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HI Rev Stat § 371K-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371K. Community Services|371K-7 Relationships with other departments and agencies and cooperation with office of community services.

  §371K-7 Relationships with other departments and agencies and cooperation with office of community services. Every state department, county agency, or other public or private agencies providing programs and services to the disadvantaged, refugees, and immigrants shall be encouraged to actively work toward the goals and objectives established by the office of community services and to coordinate with the office of community services the development of its program plans. The executive heads of all such departments and agencies shall cooperate with the office of community services in providing information as the office deems necessary for the effective discharge of its duties. However, nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to delegate or detract in any way from the functions, powers, and duties prescribed by law for any other department or agency of this State or county, nor to terminate any existing contracts between such department or agency and any private organizations for the development or administration of programs or services to the disadvantaged, refugees, and immigrants. Notwithstanding that each county shall maintain maximum control over the development and administration of human service programs tailored to meet county needs, each department, agency, officer, and employee of the State and of the counties shall cooperate with and assist the office of community services in the performance of the functions, powers, and duties of the office. [L 1985, c 305, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 372-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-1 Application of chapter.

 §372-1 Application of chapter. This chapter shall apply to a person, employer, association, committee, or organization only after such person, employer, association, committee, or organization has voluntarily elected to conform with its provisions. [L Sp 1941, c 23, §6; RL 1945, §4147; RL 1955, §89-1; HRS §372-1; am L 2012, c 14, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 372-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-2 Definitions.

 §372-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Apprentice" means a worker at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation in accordance with the standards of apprenticeship established by this chapter.  "Apprenticeship agreement" is a written agreement between an apprentice and either the apprentice's program sponsors or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the program sponsors. The apprenticeship agreement shall be approved by the director.  "Apprenticeship committee" means a group of persons designated by the sponsors to administer an apprenticeship program. An apprenticeship committee may either be a joint committee comprising an equal number of representatives of the employers and employees represented by bona fide collective bargaining agents, or a non-joint committee, known as a unilateral or group non-joint committee, that has employer representatives and may include employees, but does not have a bona fide collective bargaining agent as a participant.  "Department" means the department of labor and industrial relations.  "Director" means the director of labor and industrial relations.  "Sponsor" means any person, employer, association, committee, or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is, or is to be, registered and approved. [L Sp 1941, c 23, pt of § §4, 5; am L 1943, c 158, pt of §2; RL 1945, pt of § §4145, 4146; am L 1945, c 22, §1(1); am L 1955, c 31, §1(b); RL 1955, §89-2; am L 1959, c 14, §1; am L 1967, c 20, §1(a); HRS §372-2; am L 2012, c 14, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 372-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-3 Standards of apprenticeship.

 §372-3 Standards of apprenticeship. Standards of apprenticeship that conform to the federal regulations shall be established by the director. Apprenticeship program sponsors that meet the standards of apprenticeship may seek approval and registration by the director. [L Sp 1941, c 23, pt of §4; am L 1943, c 158, pt of §2; RL 1945, pt of §4145; am L 1955, c 31, §1(c); RL 1955, §89-3; am L 1959, c 14, §2; am L 1967, c 20, §1(b); HRS §372-3; am L 1978, c 67, §1; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 2012, c 14, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 372-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-4 State apprenticeship council.

 §372-4 State apprenticeship council. The director shall establish within the department the state apprenticeship council which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the director on matters within the jurisdiction of the department relating to apprenticeship programs. The membership and organization of the council shall be determined by the director. The council shall be composed of persons familiar with apprenticeable occupations, and shall include an equal number of representatives of employers and employee organizations, and shall include public members who shall not number in excess of the number named to represent either employers or employee organizations. The members of the council shall be appointed and removed at the pleasure of the director. [L Sp 1941, c 23, pt of §1; RL 1945, §4141; RL 1955, §89-4; am L 1967, c 20, §1(c); HRS §372-4; gen ch 1985; am L 2012, c 14, §5] Case Notes  A contested case hearing pursuant to §91-14(a) was not required in the determination by the labor director to register an apprenticeship program pursuant to this section. 104 H. 275, 88 P.3d 647 (2004).
HI Rev Stat § 372-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-5 Powers and duties of director.

 §372-5 Powers and duties of director. The director shall:  (1) Establish standards of apprenticeship and for apprenticeship agreements in conformity with this chapter;  (2) Provide assistance for the development of on-the-job training programs in nonapprenticeable occupations;  (3) Encourage and promote apprenticeship in apprenticeable occupations, including occupations in high growth and high demand industries;  (4) Approve and register apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship agreements which conform to the standards established by this chapter;  (5) Keep records of apprenticeship agreements and upon performance thereof issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship;  (6) Terminate or cancel apprenticeship agreements in accordance with the agreements, and deregister apprenticeship programs;  (7) Bring about the settlement of differences arising out of the apprenticeship agreement where the differences cannot be otherwise adjusted locally;  (8) Issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter;  (9) Appoint personnel as are necessary in the execution of the functions required under this chapter;  (10) Perform other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter or rules pertaining to apprenticeship; and  (11) Accord reciprocal approval to apprenticeship programs and agreements that are registered in other states by the federal Office of Apprenticeship or a recognized agency of a state if such reciprocity is requested by the apprenticeship program sponsor. Program sponsors seeking reciprocal approval shall meet the wage and hour provisions and apprentice ratio standards of this State. [L Sp 1941, c 23, pt of §1; am L 1943, c 158, §1; RL 1945, §4142; RL 1955, §89-5; am L 1963, c 55, §1; am L 1967, c 20, §1(d); HRS §372-5; am L 2012, c 14, §6] Cross References  Rules, see chapter 91 and §371-7.
HI Rev Stat § 372-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-6 Related instruction.

 §372-6 Related instruction. Related instruction for apprentices and training of teachers and coordinators for the instruction shall be the responsibility of the community colleges of the University of Hawaii system. [L Sp 1941, c 23, §2; RL 1945, §4143; am L 1955, c 31, §1(a); RL 1955, §89-6; am L 1965, c 138, §1; am L 1967, c 20, §1(e); HRS §372-6; am L 1990, c 101, §1; am L 2012, c 14, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 372-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-7 Apprenticeship committee.

 §372-7 Apprenticeship committee. Subject to the review of the director and in accordance with the standards established by this chapter and rules adopted by the director, apprenticeship committees shall give assistance to the operation and further development of apprenticeship in their respective occupation and localities. [L Sp 1941, c 23, §3; RL 1945, §4144; RL 1955, §89-7; am L 1967, c 20, §1(f); HRS §372-7; am L 2012, c 14, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 372-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|372. Apprenticeship|372-8 State-federal cooperation.

 §372-8 State-federal cooperation. The department may promote the administration of this chapter by accepting and utilizing information, services, and facilities made available to it by the federal Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; and the department shall cooperate with the federal Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship to the fullest extent consistent with this chapter. [L 1945, c 22, §1(2); RL 1955, §89-8; am L 1967, c 20, §1(g); HRS §372-8; am L 2012, c 14, §9] Attorney General Opinions  Does not expressly authorize disclosure of personal records. Att. Gen. Op. 86-14.
HI Rev Stat § 373-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-1 Definitions.

  §373-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Actual earnings from employment" means the total compensation, including reported amount of tips for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation, but shall not include the reasonable cost to an employer of furnishing an employee with fringe benefits or board, lodging, or other facilities and non-cash gratuities of any kind.  "Applicant" means any person who uses the services of an employment agency to secure employment for that person.  "Branch office" means an employment agency office maintained away from the principal employment agency office.  "Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.  "Employer" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association, employing or seeking to employ any person for hire.  "Employment agency" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association engaged in the business of providing employment information, procuring employment for applicants, or procuring employees for placement with employers upon request, for a fee or other valuable thing, exacted, charged, or received, but shall not include the United States or the State or instrumentalities thereof.  "Gross wages, salaries, or commissions" means the gross amount of the applicant's actual earnings from employment.  "Principal agent" means the responsible managing agent who is responsible for managing an employment agency and who is responsible for all business transactions and actions by the agency's employees. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; Supp, §88A-1; HRS §373-1; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1983, c 84, §1(2); am L 1985, c 135, §1; am L 2002, c 22, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 373-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-2 License required.

  §373-2 License required. No employment agency shall engage in business without a license obtained under this chapter and the rules of the director. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; Supp, §88A-2; HRS §373-2; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1985, c 135, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 373-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-3 Fees; biennial renewal; restoration.

  §373-3 Fees; biennial renewal; restoration. (a) No applicant shall be examined under this chapter until the appropriate fees have been paid.  (b) Every person holding a license under this chapter shall register with the director and pay a biennial renewal fee on or before June 30 of each even-numbered year. Failure to pay the renewal fee shall constitute a forfeiture of the license as of the date of expiration. Any license so forfeited may be restored within one year after the expiration upon filing of an application and payment of the renewal and restoration fees.  (c) All fees shall be as provided in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; Supp, §88A-3; HRS §373-3; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1983, c 84, §1(3); am L 1985, c 135, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §2; am L 2002, c 22, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 373-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-4 Bond.

  §373-4 Bond. Every employment agency that collects fees from applicants shall give and keep in force a bond with the director in the penal sum of $5,000 with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the director, conditioned that:  (1) The licensee shall not violate this chapter; and  (2) The licensee shall faithfully, promptly, and truly refund all fees illegally or incorrectly obtained from applicants to the director. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L 1961, c 45, §1; Supp, §88A-4; HRS §373-4; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 22, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 373-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-5 Application for license.

  §373-5 Application for license. (a) Every individual, partnership, corporation, or association seeking a license to operate an employment agency shall file a written application with the director that shall contain such information and shall be in such form as the director may prescribe; provided that in addition to complying with all other requirements of this chapter, no license shall be issued unless the applicant either has passed a certified employment consultant examination as designated by the director or has in the applicant's employ a principal agent.  (b) Every principal agent shall file a written application with the director that shall contain such information and shall be in such form as the director may prescribe and no license shall be issued unless the applicant has passed a certified employment consultant examination as designated by the director.  The examination shall cover the following:  (1) Interview principles and techniques;  (2) Job descriptions and specifications;  (3) Placement procedure, including recruitment, solicitation, and referral;  (4) Aids for applicants;  (5) Agency management;  (6) General principles of business law; and  (7) State statutes and rules relating to an employment agency.  (c) A principal agent who does not engage in the employment agency business in the State during the succeeding year shall not be required to pay the renewal fee as long as the principal agent remains inactive. Should the principal agent wish to resume work as a principal agent at some future time, the principal agent shall so notify the director and remit the renewal fee for the current biennial period.  (d) Every applicant, including all officers, directors, partners, members, or managers of the applicant, shall possess a reputation for honesty, truthfulness, financial integrity, and fair dealing and shall not have been convicted of a felony directly related to the operation of a commercial employment agency, unless the conviction has been expunged or annulled. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; Supp, §88A-5; HRS §373-5; am L 1978, c 202, §2; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1982, c 163, §2; am L 1985, c 135, §4; am L 2002, c 22, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 373-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-6 Issuance of license.

  §373-6 Issuance of license. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a license to conduct an employment agency, the director may issue the license if the applicant has met the requirements of this chapter and chapter 436B.  (b) Every license issued shall be valid only as to the employment agency and any branch offices of the employment agency.  (c) No license shall be issued to an employment agency that establishes or maintains a place of business in, or conducts business from, a home, apartment, hotel room, or any other location where the premises may be considered not in the public interest, unless approved by the director.  (d) A license issued under this chapter shall not be transferable. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; Supp, §88A-6; HRS §373-6; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 22, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 373-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-7 REPEALED.

  §373-7 REPEALED. L 1985, c 135, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 373-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-8 Posting.

  §373-8 Posting. Every license to conduct an employment agency together with a copy of the fee schedule shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the main room of the agency. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; Supp, §88A-8; HRS §373-8]
HI Rev Stat § 373-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-9 Records and reports.

  §373-9 Records and reports. Every employment agency shall keep records and make such reports with respect to the operation of the business as the director by rule may prescribe. Such records as required by rule shall be preserved by the agency and kept in the office of the employment agency for a period of at least two years. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; Supp, §88A-9; HRS §373-9; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1983, c 84, §1(4)] Cross References  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 373-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-10 Fees.

  §373-10 Fees. (a) Each employment agency shall file with its application, an initial schedule of placement fees to be charged to applicants. Any change to the schedule of placement fees shall be filed with the director within thirty days of the change, unless the time is extended by the director for good cause. The schedule of placement fees shall be available to the general public at the department.  (b) The schedule, or change of schedule shall become effective upon approval of the director; provided that the director shall approve or disapprove within sixty days after the schedule is filed.  (c) Any contract between an applicant and the employment agency shall be in writing and shall contain:  (1) In bold print enclosed within a conspicuous border, the gross amount of the estimated fee to be charged and the time period on which the fee is based;  (2) A statement indicating that the fees charged are in accordance with the schedule of placement fees filed with the department;  (3) A prominently displayed statement that no fees shall be paid until the job applicant obtains employment and receives the first paycheck, provided that this shall not apply to employer fee paid placements;  (4) The name and license number of the commercial employment agency; and  (5) A statement that the applicant has the right to have the agency produce for review a copy of the law and rules regulating the practices of commercial employment agencies. A copy of the contract shall be provided to the applicant. The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to prescribe the form and content of the contract.  (d) No employment agency shall charge to or collect from any applicant a registration fee or advance payment for services to be rendered in finding employment.  (e) It shall be a violation of this chapter for an employment agency to charge, demand, or collect any registration fee or advance payment for services from an applicant, or any fee which is greater than the applicable fee listed in the schedule which it has filed with the director. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L 1961, c 45, §2; Supp, §88A-10; HRS §373-10; am L 1980, c 287, §1; am L 1988, c 48, §2; am L 2002, c 22, § §6, 7]
HI Rev Stat § 373-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-12 Restitution of illegal fees.

  §373-12 Restitution of illegal fees. Whenever in the course of an investigation made pursuant to this chapter, it is determined that there has been an illegal collection of fees, the employment agency shall refund the fee illegally collected upon the order of the director or the director's authorized representative. Failure to refund the fee shall constitute a violation of this chapter subject to the penalties provided herein. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; Supp, §88A-12; HRS §373-12; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 373-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|373. Commercial Employment Agencies|373-13 Director's rights.

  §373-13 Director's rights. The director and the director's authorized representatives may enter any office, building, premises, or other place in which an employment agency is operated for the purpose of making investigations for the proper enforcement of this chapter and such rules and regulations as the director may prescribe. No person shall refuse the director or the director's authorized representative admittance to any such office, building, premises, or other place. The director and the director's authorized representatives shall for the purpose of examination have access to and the right to copy any book, account, receipt, contract, or other paper or document relating to the business of conducting an employment agency. Every person shall furnish to the director or the director's authorized representative such information relating to the business of conducting an employment agency. The rights as specified above shall be limited to regular business hours and at such other times as the director feels will be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; Supp, §88A-13; HRS §373-13; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]