Hawaii meetings to address federal workers' comp
Advertiser Staff
Federal workers' compensation will be the subject of meetings held across the state from May 27-30 by a U.S. Senate subcommittee.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka's subcommittee on Oversight Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia will take up matters such as recent proposals to phase out nonforeign cost of living adjustments (COLA) and phase in locality pay for federal employees in Hawai'i, Alaska and the U.S. territories.
Specialists will go over the various proposals and answer questions, including staff from the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Office of Personnel Management, Department of Defense and U.S. Postal Service.
Additionally, a formal subcommittee field hearing chaired by Akaka will be held 1 p.m. May 29 at the O'ahu Veterans' Center in Honolulu.
The meeting schedule is:
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: May 27
Department of Labor Conference Room
1990 Kinoole St.
5-7 p.m.: May 27
Royal Kona Resort
75-5852 Alii Drive, Kailua, Kona
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: May 28
Maui Community College, Kalama 103
310 W. Ka'ahumanu Ave., Kahului
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: May 30
Moikeha Building, 4444 Rice St.
Room 2-A & 2-B, Planning Commission Room
Lihu'e
1 p.m.: May 29
Oahu Veterans Center
1298 Kukila St., Honolulu
