Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Friday, June 7, 1996
Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Friday, June 7, 1996
Under state law, a woman is entitled to maternity leave, with or without pay, and to return to the same position or an equal position, the commission said on Thursday. The employer also agreed to adopt and post anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies and to train managers and supervisors to adhere to the policies.
G. Todd Withy, commission deputy executive director, said the incident took place more than two years ago and was settled last week. Withy declined to name the woman or employer, because of commission rules requiring confidentiality.
The state's largest bank, which has operated a liaison office in Taiwan for the past four years, said it will open a full-service branch in Taipei's financial district Wednesday. The branch will employ 32 people. The company has named Henry Yu, a Bank of Hawaii senior vice president and former manager of the Taipei liaison office, as the branch's acting manager.
Karl Pan, executive vice president of Bank of Hawaii's international banking group, said the company was attracted by Taiwan's strong economic growth.
After 61/2 years of litigation and millions of dollars in legal and expert witness fees, Judge Frederick Dolan dismissed the case, saying the government of Guam had failed to show rates charged by Sea-Land Service Inc. and American President Lines were unreasonable, according to Sea-Land.
"This decision confirms what Sea-Land has been saying all along: that our rates are fair and reasonable, that this lawsuit was misguided and wrong, and that neither the citizens of Guam nor the carriers serving the trade should have been required to spend the money ’xxx on this improvident litigation," said Clint Eisenhauer, vice president of communications for Sea-Land.
Guam officials could not be reached for comment.