The Hawaii workers center launches on May Day, but the already have a great collection of resources on COVID 19 and work, immigration, getting by and more!
volunteer opportunity for any state workers, including professors and other UH employees with a state ID to help clear the backlog of HI unemployment claims.
Key funding for the Aloha State includes:
$1.25 billion to help fund state and county government response efforts;
$1.14 billion in estimated unemployment assistance;
$1.24 billion in estimated direct cash payments to Hawai‘i residents;
$130 million in estimated funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
$53 million to support local schools and colleges during the pandemic;
$11 million for Hawai‘i’s community health centers;
$8 million in Community Development Block Grants;
We’re providing cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive. Please help!
National Consumer Law has provided this useful list:
CONTENTS
*UPDATED WITH CARES ACT*
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the ‘‘CARES Act,’’ Pub. L. No. 116-136
Federal Foreclosure and Eviction Suspensions; Mortgage Loan Forbearance
Banking Agency Guidance on Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications
State Limitations on Foreclosures and Evictions
Federal Changes re Appraisals for Mortgage Loans
Student Loans, Other Debts Owed to the Government
State Actions Regarding Utility Service and Telecommunications
State Limits on Collection Lawsuits, Debt Collection, Repossessions (Private Creditors)
Price Gouging
Collection of Civil and Criminal Debt Owed to the State
Banking and Bank-Extended Consumer Credit
Bankruptcy Changes
Fair Credit Reporting
Health Insurance
CARES Act Employee ProtectionsThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides supplemental unemployment insurance (UI) funding to expand individuals’ eligibility, increase benefit amounts, and lengthen the duration of benefit availability.
Eligibility: In addition to standard UI eligibility, you may qualify for UI benefits via the CARES Act if: You are self-employed, including an independent contractor, freelancer, or a gig-economy worker; You are a part-time worker; Your work hours have been cut or reduced to zero, but you are still employed; or You have a limited work history that would typically disqualify you from UI.
The University recognizes that families may face crises and problems that affect work performance. WorkLife Hawaiʻi has been contracted to provide EAP services through a voluntary program that permits employees to seek help on their own. A WorkLife Hawaiʻi counselor will meet with the employee to explore options and possible resolutions. Discussions with a WorkLife Hawaiʻi counselor are kept confidential and will not be released without prior written permission from the employee.
Direct link to filing a claim
Hawaii State unemployment office