← Back to search

HRS §392-6

Who counts as currently employed

This section defines who is considered "currently employed" for disability benefits. You qualify if you worked regularly right before your disability or within the two weeks before it, and you would have kept working if not for the disability. It covers both sickness or accident disabilities and pregnancy-related disabilities.

employees

The statute, as written — Individual in current employment. "Individual in current employment" means: (1) An individual who performed regular service in employment immediately or not longer than two weeks prior to the onset of

the sickness or to the accident causing disability and who would have continued in or resumed employment except for such disability. (2) An individual who performed regular service in employment immediately or not longer than two weeks prior to becoming totally disabled from performing the duties of her employment because of pregnancy or termination of pregnancy and who would have continued in or resumed such employment except for such disability.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.