Legal Opinion
Shimose v. Hawai'i Health Systems Corp.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 2015No. SCWC-12-0000422PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
NAKAYAMA, J.
Subject to some restrictions, Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 378-2.5 (Supp.2007) allows employers to deny employment based on an individual’s conviction record “provided that the conviction record bears a rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position.” In 2007, Petitioner Zak K. Shimose (Shimose) applied for employment as a radiological technician (radteeh) at Ha-wai'i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) dba Hilo Medical Center (HMC) (collectively HHSC/HMC). HHSC/HMC rejected Shi-mose’s application based solely on his prior…
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