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Speakers Newton J. Chu and Jennifer L. Gitter will be leading a seminar discussing immigration and its evolving relationship with employment. The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been led by a philosophy of "America First", a way of thinking that poses new challenges for the employers of aliens. The seminar will be...

A director at Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, Attorneys at Law, John Knorek will be featured presenter at the Hawaii State Bar Association meeting on Thursday, March 9 in Honolulu on "Employee Law: What to Expect Now" . More changes to Human Resources legislation are expected with new administration in place. Attorney Knorek will...

Recent Developments in Board Law Which All Employers - Union or Non-Union - Need to Know What are the latest trends with the NLRB?  Is someone an employee or independent contractor?  What employee attire is protected?  What information can be kept confidential?  What offensive conduct is actually protected?  What is protected activity? Please join us...

Attorney Newton J. Chu, a Director at the Hawaii Island office for Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, Attorneys at Law, will be the featured speaker at a December 6th seminar concerning the revised Form I-9, hosted by the Hawaii Employers Council. The upcoming revisions to the Form I-9 are intended to reduce technical errors...

Yesterday morning, Attorney John Mackey appeared on KITV to discuss the 2016 Hawaii Employment Law Seminar that he will be hosting along with his colleagues at Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek. The seminar is Thursday, August 18th at the Hawaii Convention Center and will cover many aspects of employment law, highlighting important issues such as...

John L. Knorek, a director at Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, Attorneys at Law, will be speaking at the upcoming Hawaii Employers Council annual meeting on November 17th at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Attorney Knorek will be discussing traditional employment laws and the role that they play in the modern day workplace. This conference...

Afternoon session is part of the Hawaii State Bar Association's annual convention This December, new changes to the FLSA Salary Requirements will go into effect. Attorney John L. Knorek, a Director at Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, will speak at an upcoming seminar showing other Hawaii attorneys how these new regulations will affect their...

Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference Torkildson Katz attorneys John Knorek, Joseph Ernst, John Mackey, and Kendra Kawai will present "Keep Calm and Ask the Attorney" at the Society For Human Resource Management Hawaii Chapter's Annual Conference. SHRM Hawaii, the Hawaii affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management, is a non-profit corporation that...

The new FLSA overtime rules raising the minimum guaranteed salary for the white collar exemption have finally been issued. An estimated 16,000 workers in Hawaii may be eligible for overtime.   In summary the final rule provides: The annual salary threshold for exempt positions will jump from $23,660 to $47,476 (or from $455 to $913 per week), and will be updated...

Targeting those professionals who already possess the knowledge and skills covered in HR Foundations, the Hawaii Employers Council is pleased to announce a course series focused on expanding mid- to senior-level competence in several HR areas later this year. Topics include: FLSA Master Class: What's New in 2016: Joseph A. Ernst, Esq. and Jennifer L. Gitter, Esq.,...