(a) The department shall have jurisdiction over practices made unlawful by this part. Any prospective employee or employee claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice may file with the department a verified complaint in writing which shall state the name and address of the prospective employer or employer alleged to have committed the unlawful practice complained of and which shall set forth the particulars thereof and contain such other information as may be required by the department. The attorney general, or the department upon its own initiative, in like manner, may make and file such a complaint.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-27.5

  • 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 378-26
  • Employee: means any individual in the employment of an employer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-26
  • Employer: includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, or any organized group of persons, acting directly or indirectly in the interest of any employer in relation to an employee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-26
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) A complaint may be filed on behalf of a class by the attorney general or the department, and a complaint so filed may be investigated, conciliated, and litigated on a class action basis.
(c) No complaint shall be filed after the expiration of thirty days after the date upon which the alleged unlawful practice occurred or is discovered to have occurred, whichever is later.

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