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HRS §394B-11

Employers must pay all wages on closing day

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

When a business closes, partially closes, or relocates, the employer must pay each employee all wages, benefits, and other compensation they are owed on the day the closing or relocation takes effect.

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The statute, as written — Prompt payment of wages and benefits

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

An employer in a covered establishment shall pay on the effective date of a closing, partial closing, or relocation to each employee all wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation due and owing to said employee.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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