(a) The director shall have jurisdiction over those prohibited acts made unlawful by this chapter.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 398-9

  • Department: means the department of labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 398-1
  • Director: means the director of labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 398-1
  • 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.
(b) The department shall assist employers in the placement of temporary help to perform the work of those employees on family leave.
(c) The director also may hire, subject to chapter 76, investigators, hearings officers, clerical, stenographic, and other staff as may be necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.

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