(a) After the filing of any complaint, the department of labor and industrial relations shall serve a copy of the complaint upon the employer charged. Service may be by delivery to the employer or by mail. The employer may file an answer to the complaint.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-34

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the department of labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-31
  • Employer: includes any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, corporation, the personal representative of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any persons, but shall not include the State or any political subdivision thereof or the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-31
(b) A hearing on the complaint shall be held by the department in conformance with chapter 91.

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