#Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor awards Hawaiʻi $485,000 grant to expand apprenticeship program

Registered Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way for employers to train their employees while fostering worker productivity, loyalty and reliability.

U.S. Sen. Schatz introduces bill to help stop child labor

The Child Labor Prevention Act would increase maximum fines for violations and establish new criminal penalties to deter child labor and hold employers accountable.

State Offers Options on Extending Unemployment Benefits

The state is offering choices to unemployed residents on how they’d like to continue to receive benefits.

State Issues Nearly $3 Billion in Benefits Since March 1

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) has paid out $2.995 billion in unemployment insurance claims since March 1.

Ige, Labor Department Secure Additional Week of Federal Unemployment Benefits

Hawaiʻi was approved for an additional week of the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program, Gov. David Ige announced this morning.

More Than $140 Mil Paid Out in Unemployment This Past Week

More than $140.3 million has been paid out to Hawaii residents in unemployment benefits this past week, officials reported Friday.

State Continues Efforts to Paid Out Unemployment Benefits

More $68 million in unemployment benefits has been distributed to Hawai‘i residents over the past week.

Hawai‘i County Unemployment Rate 3.7% in September

Hawai‘i County’s 3.7% unemployment rate for September was down slightly from the 4.1% reported a month earlier, and down from the 4.3% reported at the same time last year.

Hawaiian Style Café Violates DOL Overtime Requirements

Workers who exceeded 40 hours in a week were paid in cash at the employee’s straight-time rate, neglecting to pay overtime hour at time-and-a-half their regular rates.