Friday, January 16, 2015

Budget Hearing for DLIR Today at 10

     Today, at 10:00a.m the DCCA and DLIR are scheduled to give an informational briefing to the joint meeting of the House Finance Committee and the Senate Ways and Means to review the proposed budget.  Everything is status quo, that is, the money and number of positions for Wage Standards Division is the same as last year.  The meeting will be in the Capitol Auditorium.  It is supposed to be televised on Channel 54 of Olelo.

    The Governor has posted the executive budget  on the Governor's webpage.  Click here to see the DLIR Budget.  Wage Standards is just a drop in the bucket of the $12.6 billion dollar budget with just under $1 million for 17 positions, and a $24,000 operating budget going to Wage Standards.  It is good money spent though with 14 hard working folks out there protecting working teens, recovering unpaid wages for employees, and protecting employees when they are wrongfully terminated because they were caring for a sick family member or were out with a workers compensation injury.  With three Labor Law Enforcement Specialist positions in recruitment right now, this will be a rebuilding year for the Wage Standards Division.

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