Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 27 - THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE FAMILY LEAVE LAW
Subchapter 2 - COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES
Section 12-27-20 - Filing of complaint
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 12-27-20
Current through August, 2024
(a) A complaint alleging a violation of the statute shall be filed in accordance with sections 398-21, HRS, and 12-27-21.
(b) Where feasible, the complaint shall be filed on forms furnished by the department.
(c) The complaint shall be signed by the complainant, and the complainant shall certify that:
(1) The complaint is filed to the best of the
complainant's knowledge, information, or belief;
(2) The complaint is not filed for an invalid
or improper purpose, such as to harass; and
(3) The allegations and other statements of
fact have evidentiary support or are likely to have evidentiary support after
further investigation.
(d) No complaint shall be filed after the expiration of ninety days after the:
(1) Date
of the alleged unlawful act; or
(2)
Date of discovery by the employee of the alleged unlawful act; however, in no
event shall such a complaint be filed after the expiration of one hundred
eighty days of the alleged unlawful act. The filing date of a complaint is the
date the complaint is received by the department.
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