Nonprofit Basics: Creating an Employer-Sponsored Disaster Relief Charity
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Nonprofit Basics: Setting up a New Charity for Disaster Relief
Nonprofit Basics: Charitable Support for Individuals Affected by a Disaster
The Calm Before the Storm: Planning for Catastrophic Weather Events
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Rules on PAGA, Fifth Circuit Rules on COVID-19 Under WARN, Illinois Expands Bereavement Leave - Employment Law This Week®
Rethinking Global Supply Chain Resiliency & Efficiency
The Calm Before and After the Storm: How to Maximize Insurance Recovery for Catastrophic Weather Events
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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 225: Sustainable Living and Emergency Preparedness (w/Friday Apaliski)
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I-14: Update on EEO-1 and I-9 Forms, Employer Obligations After a Hurricane or Other Natural Disaster, and Attorney Jason Barsanti on Meal and Rest Breaks
We recently detailed Assembly Bill 254, which overhauls California’s approach to wildfires. In addition to promoting new transmission facilities, replenishing the wildfire fund, streamlining the siting process and exempting...more
When a hailstorm, fire, or other natural disaster strikes, it is not just the property owner who has something to lose. That is why most insurance policies, commercial and residential alike, contain a mortgagee or loss payee...more
Here are the top items you should tackle this November, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates...more
As hurricanes devastate the Caribbean, employers in the US are preparing for a potential impact late in the season. This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2025, addresses the workplace-related...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. As Cynthia Rowland has discussed in prior episodes, many new charities are established in the aftermath of disasters to help the victims, their families, and their...more
The block grant model has long been eyed as a potential solution to the complexity, frustration, and delay often experienced by FEMA Public Assistance program recipients and subrecipients after a disaster. House Resolution...more
On September 22, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 238, which took immediate effect as an urgency statute. The new Mortgage Forbearance Act (the Act) can be found in section 3273.20 et seq. of the...more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
The final installment of our Wildfire Litigation Series addresses the resolution of complex wildfire claims. This phase moves beyond assessment and into structured compensation processes designed to help victims, communities,...more
Twenty years ago this summer, Hurricane Katrina forced businesses, property owners, insurers, and courts to grapple with unprecedented questions about coverage, liability, recovery, and preparedness. For those who lived...more
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) issued a report titled: Insurance Endorsements to Support Climate-Ready Residential Rebuilding Post-Disaster (“Report”). ...more
September is National Preparedness Month in the United States. This designation urges organizations and individuals to prepare for disasters and emergencies. Given the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters,...more
As hurricanes come ashore in the Southeast, tornadoes spin throughout the Great Plains, and wildfires consume neighborhoods in the West, sometimes the only human-made aspect of life that survives is the law. Businesses in the...more
As climate litigation spreads across Europe, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") is increasingly asked to evaluate whether insufficient climate action by States may violate the rights enshrined in the European...more
Over the past three to four summers, the insurance industry has seen a significant increase in wildfire evacuation claims (also known as civil authority). The Insurance Bureau of Canada ranked the summer of 2024 as the...more
Two wildfires in the Everglades near the Broward County border remain fully uncontained, causing widespread smoke, degraded air quality, and reduced visibility across South Florida. Current Situation Overview - Two...more
In this next series of podcasts, Tom Fox and Sam Silverstein discuss the critical role of accountability in navigating and mitigating business disasters. Triggered by the impactful floods near Kerrville, Texas, they explore...more
President Trump’s Executive Order declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia triggers a complex legal and constitutional framework that could impact businesses nationwide....more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued an August 11 report titled: Water Infrastructure Resilience: Agencies Could Better Assess Efforts to Assist Communities Vulnerable to Natural Disasters...more
On July 30, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred off of Russia’s Eastern Kamchatka coast, subsequently triggering tsunami warnings in, among other places, Japan and Hawaii. Some have postulated that rising sea levels could...more
As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of natural disasters across Europe, the gap between insured and total economic losses—known as the natural catastrophe insurance protection gap—has become a growing...more
Following outcry from rural Oregon property owners faced with stricter building codes and fewer insurers willing to write fire policies, Governor Tina Kotek has signed two measures to address wildfire risks in the state. One...more
Washington is the latest state to enact a “mini-WARN” act, joining a growing number of states with legislation similar to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), 29 U.S.C. § 2101, et seq. The...more
In the wake of the recent July 4th flooding tragedy in Texas, scammers and criminals are reaching out to victims to take advantage of their vulnerability. Unfortunately, this is not the first time criminals have used natural...more
Jones owned an eight-acre property with a half-acre pond in front of his house. Hatcher, a broker, offered to secure cheaper insurance, asking Jones to sign a single-page application without questions. Hatcher inspected and...more