HAR §12-506-8. Dislocated worker allowance

(a) To receive a dislocated worker allowance, an affected employee shall: (1) Be laid off or terminated as a result of a closing, partial closing, or relocation; (2) Not receive any supplemental unemployment compensation benefits as a result of any contractual agreement arrived at through a collective bargaining process; (3) Apply for and be eligible under section 383- 29(a), HRS, and not be disqualified under section 383-30, HRS, to receive payment for §12-506-7 unemployment compensation for that particular week under chapter 383, HRS; and (4) File a claim to receive the dislocated worker allowance with the employer in accordance with procedures established by the employer. (b) The employer shall determine the amount of dislocated worker allowance payable to the employee. The dislocated worker allowance payment is the difference between the employee's average weekly wages prior to the closing, partial closing, or relocation and the unemployment insurance weekly benefit amount. (c) An employee who is eligible for the dislocated worker allowance shall receive directly from the employer such allowance for a total of four weeks upon determination of eligibility for each week. (d) Upon receipt of an eligibility determination from the employee, the employer shall promptly make payment of the dislocated worker allowance to the employee. [Eff: 8/15/88] (Auth: HRS §394B-10) (Imp: HRS §394B-10)