Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-55 – Trustee in case of lump sum payments
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-55
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director: means the director of labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
- Employer: means any person having one or more persons in the person's employment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
- 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.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Work injury: means a personal injury suffered under the conditions specified in § 386-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
Whenever for any reason the director of labor and industrial relations deems it advisable, any lump sum which is payable as provided in § 386-54 shall be paid to a suitable individual or corporation appointed by the circuit judge in whose jurisdiction the work injury occurred as trustee to administer or apply the same for the benefit of the disabled worker or the dependent entitled thereto in the manner determined by the director. The receipt of the trustee for the amount so paid shall discharge the employer of the employer’s liability.