Though it has been six years since a major hurricane made landfall in South Florida, area employers should not let their guard down. The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicked off on June 1st and it is expected to be a busy one. Now is the time for employers to dust off their aging disaster preparedness plans and brush up on the laws which will inevitably impact their workplaces should disaster strike.

Update Your Disaster Preparedness Plan

Employers who resisted putting a disaster preparedness plan in place after the 2004-2005 hurricanes hit Florida should seriously consider crafting such a plan now. Additionally, employers who put disaster preparedness plans in place after 2005 should now take steps to update their plans. The ideal plan will provide valuable instructions and information to employees to guide them in their pre-storm preparations (both personal and professional) as well as to help employees safely return to work once the coast is clear. To that end, a plan should do all of the following...

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