Hawaii Revised Statutes
388. Wages and Other Compensation, Payment of
388-8 Provisions of law may not be waived by agreement.

§388-8 Provisions of law may not be waived by agreement. Except as provided in section 388-11, no provision of this chapter may in any way be contravened or set aside by private agreement. [L 1963, c 158, pt of §3; am L 1965, c 77, §1(a); Supp, §95-7; HRS §388-8]
Case Notes
When a hotel or restaurant applying a service charge for the sale of food or beverage services allegedly violates §481B-14 by: (1) not distributing the full service charge directly to its employees as "tip income" (in other words, as "wages and tips of employees"); and (2) failing to disclose this practice to the purchaser of the services, the employees may bring an action under § §388-6 and 388-10 and this section to enforce the employees' rights and seek remedies. 130 H. 130, 306 P.3d 175 (2013).

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations

388. Wages and Other Compensation, Payment of

388-1 Definitions.

388-2 Semimonthly payday; method of payment of wages.

388-3 Employees who are separated from the payroll before paydays.

388-4 Payment of wages to relatives of deceased employees.

388-5 Unconditional payment of wages conceded to be due.

388-5.5 Payment of wages by check or electronic transfer.

388-5.7 Payment of wages by pay cards.

388-6 Withholding of wages.

388-7 Notification, posting, and records.

388-8 Provisions of law may not be waived by agreement.

388-9 Enforcement.

388-9.5 Order of wage payment violation; appeal.

388-9.6 Remittance of penalties. Until the order of wage payment violation becomes final, the director may withdraw or modify the order of wage payment violation or remit all or any part of a penalty assessed if good cause is shown; provided that the...

388-9.7 Enforcement of the order of wage payment violation. The director may file in the circuit court in the jurisdiction in which the employer does business, a certified copy of the final order of wage payment violation. The court shall render a ju...

388-10 Penalties.

388-11 Employees remedies.

388-12 Reciprocal agreements with other states; actions.

388-13 Rules and regulations.

388-31 to 388-33 REPEALED.

388-41 Advance notice of termination of employment.

388-42 Other applicable provisions.

388-51 Job application processing fee.

388-52 Penalties