Haw. Code R. § 1.13 - Responsibilities of Employee-Beneficiaries and Public Employers; Enforcement Actions of the Fund

(a) Employee-beneficiaries are responsible for:

(1) Providing current and accurate personal information as per Rules 4.06 and 4.07 within the times prescribed in these Rules;

(2) Paying the employee's premium contributions in the amount or amounts provided by statute, an applicable bargaining unit agreement, or by the applicable Fund benefit plan;

(3) Paying the employee's premium contributions at the times and in the manner designated by the board; and

(4) Complying with the Fund's rules.

(b) Any public employer whose current or former employees participate in Fund benefit plans is responsible for:

(1) Providing information, as requested by the Fund under section 87A-24(9) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, within the times prescribed by the Fund;

(2) Determining that employees are eligible to participate in Fund benefit plans pursuant to the definition of employee-beneficiary found in these rules and section 87A-1 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Paying the employer's premium contributions in the amount or amounts provided by statute or an applicable bargaining unit agreement and at the times and in the manner designated by the board;

(4) Assisting the Fund in distributing information to and collecting information from the employee-beneficiaries; and

(5) Complying with the Fund's rules.

(c) The Fund shall have the right and authority to file actions in any court, including but not limited to the courts of the State of Hawaii and the United States of America, to enforce the foregoing obligations and to collect premium contributions. Nothing in this rule is intended to limit or restrict the rights or remedies otherwise available to the Fund.

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Haw. Code R. § 1.13

Eff 8/13/2016 Eff 10/18/2019 Am 12/1/2023 Am 10/10/2024