John Mackey and Joseph Ernst of Torkildson, Katz will be part of a panel presenting at the Management Education Council's seminar series on Employment Law in Hawaii. Wednesday, April 15, 2015- Employment Law for CEO's, Managers & Supervisors in Hawaii: How To Avoid Costly Employee Lawsuits And Very Costly Personal And Class Action Settlements Time: 7:45 a.m....
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SHRM Hawaii March 5th Seminar: March 2, 2015 is Last Day to Register
March 2, 2015 is the last day to register for SHRM's March 5, 2015 seminar featuring guest speakers Scott Ferrin, Gary Edwards, Lisa Brewer and John Knorek. Topics discussed to include: Best Practices in Talen Management Strategy How to Conduct Workplace Investigations Legal Essentials For more information and to register, click here. When: Thursday, March 5,...
Read MoreDecision Upheld In Tax Case
Ron Heller of Torkildson Katz successfully represented Kaheawa Wind Power, LLC in a case involving a real property tax assessment by the County of Maui. The central issue was whether the wind turbines used to produce electricity were "real property" for purposes of the tax. The Hawaii Supreme Court recently decided not to review a...
Read MoreSociety for Human Resource Management Hawaii Conference
We had a great time at this year's SHRM Hawaii Conference! The conference, held at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel on Friday, October 10, featured inspiring speeches from Dr. William Schiemann; Steven Ginsburgh from Universal Weather and Aviation; Eric Tunquist from Jack in the Box; Anna Elento-Sneed, Esq. from Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing; and Gary...
Read MoreRon Heller To Speak At The Hawaii State Bar Association Annual Convention: Friday, October 24, 2014
On Friday, October 24, 2014 Ron Heller will be part of a panel presenting "The Affordable Care Act 2014 Update." Ron will describe tax credits for employers and other tax issues related to the ACA. Visit HSBA.org for more information or to register. Date: Friday, October 24, 2013 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: Hilton Hawaiian...
Read MoreHawaii Employment Law Decisions From October 12 To October 18 – Jeffrey S. Harris
Court improperly granted the NLRB Regional Director's request for a preliminary injunction requiring an employer to reopen its repair facility, reinstate employees and bargain with the union on behalf of the employees. The Court abused its discretion by not giving serious consideration to the disruption its reopening order would cause the employees formerly located at...
Read MoreHawaii Employment Law Decisions From October 5 To October 11 – Jeffrey S. Harris
Former employee failed to make a prima facie case that counseling for not being found in scheduled work area was discriminatory, because she could not show either that she was performing job satisfactorily despite her not being found, that similarly situated employees outside her protected claim were treated more favorably than her or that the...
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Great turnout for the 21st Annual Employment Law Seminar.
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