Governor Signs Bill Increasing Work Comp Penalties

Hawaii employers will face higher fines for not carrying mandatory workers’ compensation coverage, and carriers could be hit with bigger penalties for not paying benefits as prescribed by law under a bill signed by Gov. David Ige. House Bill 2363, by Rep. Joseph M. Souki, D- Kahakuloa, went into effect on July 1, the same day it was signed by Ige. The bill increases employer penalties for operating without comp coverage to $100 per day from $10 per day for each employee. The bill also increases the minimum penalty for uninsured employers to $500 from $250. At the same ti...