Furloughs likely to worsen delays of unemployment, Medicaid and SNAP claims
Furloughs likely to worsen delays of unemployment, Medicaid and SNAP claims By Lynn Kawano | December 15, 2020 at 6:03 PM HST - Updated December 15 at 8:06 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Governor David Igeâs current plan to furlough state workers starting next month could further increase the already-maddening lengths of time it takes to process critical services like unemployment.
Only specific bargaining units are exempt from the furloughs, like law enforcement and health care workers. Not exempt from the two unpaid days off per month are those employees assisting the unemployed and uninsured.