Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, Attorneys at Law were honored at the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island’s 2018 Golf Tournament that took place on Saturday June 16, 2018. Additionally, attorney and Hilo managing partner Newton J. Chu (Emeritus Board Member) was honored for his service to Boys & Girls Club of Big...
Read MoreBlog
Attorneys To Speak At Employment Law Seminar – August 14, 2018
Attorneys from Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, Attorneys at Law will be featured speakers at the Annual Employment Law Seminar hosted by Chamber of Commerce Hawaii. Our attorneys will speak on numerous timely employment law topics including leave law, sexual harassment, drug use in the workplace, FLSA issues, health law, labor law, ADA accommodations...
Read MoreJanuary through Mid-April 2018 Update on Key NLRB Decisions
PROTECTED EMPLOYEE ACTIVITY ORGANIZATIONAL AND PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITY Employees’ inability to represent themselves. Hendrickson USA, LLC, 366 NLRB No. 7 (Jan. 25, 2018) (Employer lawfully told employees signing authorization cards or electing the union would negatively impact their ability to individually represent themselves. Democratic panel majority held employer unlawfully told employees if they were to elect...
Read MoreLaw Firm, Five Attorneys Recognized by Chambers & Partners
Chambers & Partners, an internationally renowned attorney ranking organization, has recognized Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek, Attorneys at Law, as a top labor and employment law firm in Hawaii. Chambers’ research describes our firm as “a large team of labor law experts” who “are well regarded in the market.” In addition to our recognition...
Read MoreHawaii Employment Law Cases Jan. 21, 2018 to April 21, 2018 – Jeffrey S. Harris
U.S. Supreme Court Automobile service advisors exempt from FLSA overtime. Automobile service advisors were exempt from FLSA overtime requirement because they were salesmen primarily engaged in servicing cars since they sold customers services for their vehicles and they were also primarily engaged in servicing cars since they were integral to the servicing process as they met...
Read MoreAttorney Ron Heller Featured In Mansion Global Article
Attorney Ron Heller, a Director at Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington & Harris Attorneys at Law, recently sat down with Mansion Global – a subsidiary of the Wall Street Journal – to contribute to an article on properties taxes in Hawaii. In the article, Director Heller breaks down the possible tax classifications of two potential second...
Read MoreFour Of Our Attorneys To Speak At Employment Law Update – April 25, 2018
Attorneys John L. Knorek, Kendra K. Kawai, Jeffrey S. Harris and Joseph A. Ernst will speak at an upcoming Employment Law Update presented by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii. Mr. Knorek will discuss upcoming developments in the state legislature that may affect employment law matters. Ms. Kawai’s session will focus on sex harassment defense in...
Read MoreFall/Winter 2017 Update on Key NLRB Decisions
Fall 2017 Key Decisions International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 229, AFL-CIO (Commercial Metals Company d/b/a CMC Rebar), 365 NLRB No. 126 (August 30, 2017). The Union violated Section 8(b)(4)(i)(B) by: (1) sending a text message to employees of the Charging Party stating “Friends Don’t Let Friends Cross Picket...
Read MoreHawaii Employment Law Cases from January 14, 2018 to January 20, 2018 – Jeffrey S. Harris
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals The District Court properly granted summary judgment against claims of discrimination, termination and wrongful discharge. An employer discharged a former employee after an internal investigation revealed that he vandalized another employee’s vehicle. The former employee failed to identify any similarly situated employees enjoying more favorable treatment or other circumstances...
Read MoreHawaii Employment Law Cases from January 7, 2018 to January 13, 2018 – Jeffrey S. Harris
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court properly dismissed claim company plan fiduciaries breached their fiduciary duties by permitting plan to hold company stock, because plaintiffs failed to plead plausible facts supporting theory the fiduciaries knew stock was inflated, and plaintiffs’ proposed alternative course of action of not purchasing more stock was likely to...
Read More