Locations, Inc. v. Hawai'i Department of Labor & Industrial Relations

MOON, Chief Justice.

Appellant State of Hawai'i, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (the DLIR), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court, reversing its declaratory ruling. The DLIR contends on appeal that the circuit court erred in its determination that licensed real estate agents who perform sales activities pursuant to “independent contractor agreements” with appellee Locations, Inc. (Locations) are “independent contractors” and not “employees” for purposes of Hawaii’s workers’ compensation laws.

As a matter of law, we hold that Locations-agents 1 are independent contractors…