September 20, 2024 • News

HCRC Proposes Amendments

HCRC Proposed Amendments On July 17, 2024, the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission released proposed amendments to its current rules (Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 12, Chapter 46), based on public comments. The public hearing date has not yet been set. The amendments (underscored in the draft), which will be the subject of a future Webinar Wednesday, have been made to:

• Definition of:
  • Ancestry
  • Arrest and court record
  • Conviction
  • Domestic or sexual violence victim
  • Employment
  • Final order or final decision
  • Gender identity or expression
  • Harassment
  • Protected basis
  • Sex
  • Sexual orientation
• Filing of complaint
• Contents of complaint
• Amendments
• Dismissal of complaint
• Notice of determination, conference, conciliation and persuasion
• Service, generally
• Motions
• Sex discrimination
  • General provisions
  • Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
  • Pre-employment practices
  • Terms, conditions, and privileges of employment
  • Pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; general policy
  • Hiring, retention, and accommodation of pregnant females
  • Leave due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions
• Disability Discrimination
  • Disability
  • Drug
  • Failure to make reasonable accommodation
• Real Property Transaction Discrimination
  • Ancestry
  • Final order/final decision
  • Harassment
  • Legitimate nondiscriminatory reason
  • Protected basis