Employees in Hawaii who witness illegal business activities can report the incident to the business's executives or an authoritative group like OSHA or the SEC. Employees who report these incidents are referred to as whistleblowers and are granted various protections...
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Month: April 2021
Whistleblower activity and SEC awards
A whistleblower is someone who makes a report about unethical activity, fraud, abuse, waste or similar actions to an agency that can respond appropriately. While often an employee, a whistleblower may be someone who has knowledge in some other capacity, such as a...
Dealing with sexual harassment from customers
Sexual harassment in the workplace is considered an illegal form of discrimination in Hawaii. While most employees and employers think that the sexual harassment laws only prohibit discriminatory conduct by supervisors and co-workers, these laws also prohibit sexually...
LGBTQ work discrimination
Emerging research examining the discrimination that young people encounter in the workplace reveals that there is a significant divide between LGBTQ youth and their cisgender and straight counterparts. The gap suggests that there is an overwhelming need for more...