HAR §12-506-1. Scope and purpose

(a) This chapter implements Act 377, SLH 1987, which amends chapter 394B, HRS, relating to dislocated workers. (b) Chapter 394B, HRS, protects employees from the effects of unexpected and sudden lay-offs or terminations which result from closings, partial closings, or relocations due to the sale, transfer, merger, and other business takeover or transaction of business interests. (c) Chapter 394B, HRS, provides that affected employees are to receive advance notice and a limited dislocated worker allowance to give them an opportunity to adjust their lives in an orderly manner, as well as to receive retraining or other reemployment assistance from the department. However, where an affected employee is eligible under a collective bargaining agreement for supplemental unemployment compensation benefits, the employee is exempted from receiving the dislocated worker allowance. [Eff: 8/15/88] (Auth: HRS §394B-10) (Imp: HRS §§394B-1, 394B-9, 394B-10)