§387-8 - Disclosure of information.

     §387-8  Disclosure of information.  Except as otherwise provided herein, information secured from inspection of the records, or from the transcriptions or from the taking of transcriptions thereof, or from inspection of the employer's premises by the director of labor and industrial relations or the director's authorized representative, shall be held confidential and shall not be disclosed or be open to any person.  The information may be made available:

     (1)  To officials concerned with, and for the purposes of, the administration of the laws relating to matters under the jurisdiction of the director;

     (2)  To any agency of this or any other State, or any federal agency for the purposes of enforcing this chapter;

     (3)  To any employee to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of the employee's claim under section 387-12;

     (4)  To the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the United States Department of Labor. [L Sp 1941, c 66, pt of §5; am L 1943, c 159, §3; RL 1945, §4358; RL 1955, §94-8; am L 1965, c 132, §1(d); HRS §387-8; gen ch 1985]