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May 4, 2020
2020-1205

Hawaii COVID-19 UI benefit wages will not be charged to employer accounts

The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that state unemployment insurance (UI) benefit paid to workers due to COVID-19 will not be charged against employer accounts and waived the one-week waiting period and work-search requirements that normally apply to claimants.

Per the Department's frequently asked questions (FAQs) for employers about UI and COVID-19:

Q: Will my rating be affected because my employees filed for UI?

A: Benefits paid due to Covid-19 will not be charged to contributory employers.

Work search requirements waived for workers filing COVID-19 UI benefit claims, one-week waiting period

According to the Department's FAQs for COVID-19 claimants, workers are not required to search for work or serve a waiting period while collecting UI benefits due to COVID-19.

For more information on the Department's response to COVID-19, see the Department's website.

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