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HRS §393-6

How to pick your main employer when you have two jobs

If you work regular jobs for two or more employers, the one paying you the most is your main employer. But if another employer gives you at least 35 hours a week, you can choose which one is main. Your choice lasts one year or until you change jobs. Employers cannot pressure your choice.

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The statute, as written — Principal and secondary employer defined; coercion, interference, etc. prohibited

If an individual is concurrently a regular employee of two or more employers as defined in this chapter, the principal employer shall be the employer who pays the individual the most wages; provided that if one of the employers, who does not pay the most wages, employs the regular employee for at least thirty-five hours per week, the employee shall determine which of the employers shall be the employee's principal employer. The employee's other employers are secondary employers. An employer so designated as the principal employer shall remain as such principal employer for one year or until change of employment, whichever is earlier. If an individual is concurrently a regular employee of a public entity which is not an employer as defined in section 393-3 and of an employer as defined in section 393-3 the latter shall be deemed to be a secondary employer. An employer who, directly or indirectly, interferes with or coerces or attempts to coerce an employee in making a determination under this section shall be subject to the penalty provided under subsection 393-33(b).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§393-3 Definitions for the Prepaid Health Care Law

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