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Legal Information: Hawaii
Laws current as of November 15, 2024 Can I be moved to a lower position or fired when I return to work after taking time off?
When you return to work, your employer cannot fire you or put you in a lower-ranked position (demote you) just because you asked for time off. Under the law, you must be allowed to return to either:
- your original job; or
- a position with similar status and pay.1
1 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-72(h)
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