Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Part 1 - GENERAL, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Chapter 57 - DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES EXERCISING RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER 396, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES
Subchapter 2 - SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS
Section 12-57-5 - Proceedings under or related to section 396-8(e), HRS
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 12-57-5
Current through August, 2024
(a) A person or employer is prohibited from discharging or otherwise discriminating against any employee who institutes or caused to be instituted:
(1) Inspections and investigations of
worksites;
(2) An employee contest
of an abatement date;
(3)
Proceedings for promulgation of an occupational safety and health
standard;
(4) An application for
modification or revocation of a variance;
(5) An administrative or judicial challenge
to a standard; or
(6) An appeal of
an appeals board order.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), an employee need not directly institute the proceeding. It is sufficient if the employee sets into motion activities of others which result in proceedings under or related to the law.
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