§302A 601 - .3 Newly hired employees; paycheck deficits; partial wages.
[§302A‑601.3] Newly hired employees; paycheck deficits; partial wages. (a) The department shall establish and implement appropriate policies, procedures, technology, and accountability measures to ensure that newly hired employees receive timely and accurate wages.
(b) All newly hired employees shall receive their first paycheck no later than the second pay period after the date of their hire by the department.
(c) If the department is unable to pay the total wages due a newly hired employee pursuant to subsection (b), the department may pay the newly hired employee on the day the newly hired employee would have received pay, partial wages in an amount not less than fifty per cent of the amount due for the second pay period and for each consecutive pay period thereafter in which the department maintains a paycheck deficit with the newly hired employee. The amounts received shall be deducted from the total wages due for the respective pay period. Once the department resolves the paycheck deficit, the newly hired employee shall no longer receive partial wages as provided by this subsection. [L 2005, c 159, §7]
Note
L 2005, c 159, §§8 to 10 provide:
"SECTION 8. By December 31, 2005, the department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as may be necessary to administer section 7 [§302A-601.3].
SECTION 9. The department of education shall provide each newly hired teacher with the new teacher orientation handbook to assist in their transition into the department's school system. The handbook shall serve as a reference guide and to provide the new employees with information on the following:
(1) Professional development and incentive programs;
(2) License requirements; and
(3) Other useful information to assist new teachers with their familiarity of the department's organization and educational system.
SECTION 10. The department of education shall establish and maintain a standardized statewide teacher induction program that is available to every newly hired teacher. The program shall ensure that the new teacher to mentor ratio is no greater than fifteen to one and that all mentors are specially skilled and trained to work effectively with newly hired teachers as determined by the department."