House to Vote on Bill Restoring Enforcement Positions

Two committees of the Hawaii House of Representatives have approved a measure that would add two full-time enforcement specialists to ensure employers comply with the state’s workers’ compensation, temporary disability insurance and prepaid health care laws. House Bill 1208, by Rep. Daniel Holt, D-Kalihi, would replace two of six enforcement specialist positions that the Disability Compensation Division has lost since fiscal year 2009 because of state budget constraints, according to testimony by Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Linda Chu Takayama. Those v...