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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Natural Disasters Affect Employers, Too

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/19/2023

Natural disasters such as wildfires in Maui, Hurricane Idalia, flooding in California, and excessive heat almost everywhere have taken a real human toll over the past few months. As the end of summer approaches, many...more

Employers Under Fire: How to Address Employee Pay and Related Issues When Faced with Natural Disasters

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/6/2023

As you have no doubt seen in the news, and may have even experienced first-hand, there have been extreme weather conditions throughout the country, including fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. When natural disasters...more

Compliance & Disaster Preparedness

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 8/31/2023

When planning for disasters, organizations are typically focused on things like call trees, backup data servers, and alternative work locations. In the crush to survive the immediate threat it’s easy to forget about...more

Employer Obligations in Disaster Response

Rumberger | Kirk on 4/6/2023

Every region around the world is at risk of experiencing extreme weather events, whether it is tornadoes, wildfires, winter storms, hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, earthquakes or volcanoes. Aon estimated that natural...more

Post-Flood Safety Guidelines: Keeping Your Workforce Safe

Woodruff Sawyer on 1/20/2023

California is only the most recent region to experience torrential rainfall and flooding. In 2022, there were five 1-in-1,000-year flooding events that devastated communities, reshaped lives, and forced business owners to...more

Hurricanes, Wildfires And Floods, Oh My!

Rumberger | Kirk on 11/30/2022

How to put emergency action plans in place for dealing with natural disasters and other emergencies - In the wake of record-breaking temperatures, widespread wildfires, 100-year flooding and other natural disasters,...more

What Employers Should Do To Prepare For Natural Disasters

Rumberger | Kirk on 11/8/2022

The EF4 tornado that roared through Mayfield, Kentucky, in the late hours of Dec. 10, 2021, left catastrophic damage in its wake. It almost completely leveled Mayfield Consumer Products LLC’s candle factory. Sadly,...more

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

Fisher Phillips on 10/5/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Business Continuity in a Natural Disaster: First Steps on the Road to Recovery - October 2022

Adams and Reese LLP on 10/4/2022

As we begin to assess the damage from historic Hurricane Ian, Adams and Reese’s Disaster and Recovery Team is here to assist you. The Firm has extensive experience handling a wide range of disasters, including hurricanes Ida,...more

The Rain is Coming Again: Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Employee Safety During Hurricane Season (UPDATED)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/30/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: With Hurricane Ian drenching the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Atlantic coastal states, employers are facing daunting emergencies, safety and health risks, property damage, employee disruption, and...more

As Hurricane Ian Approaches, Employers Should Be Prepared for the Employment Law Challenges Storms Cause

FordHarrison on 9/28/2022

Executive Summary: As Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida, the approaching storm serves as a reminder that employers should be prepared to address storm-related issues if they are required to close their businesses and as...more

OSHA's Response to Amazon Warehouse Tornado Cautions Employers Over Need to Enhance Emergency Planning

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/6/2022

On December 10, a Category 3 tornado directly hit an Amazon distribution facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, resulting in a partial collapse of the building and six employee fatalities. In response to this tragedy, the...more

50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/23/2021

A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

The Rain is Coming Again: Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Employee Safety During Hurricane Season

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: With Hurricane Laura drenching the Gulf Coast, employers are facing daunting emergencies, safety and health risks, property damage, employee disruption, and re-building....more

What Employers Need To Know About Wildfires

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/26/2020

As fire season starts and some areas of California and several other states are attempting to contain wildfires, employers need to consider their obligations to employees. In some circumstances, employers must implement a...more

Comprehensive FAQs For Employers On Hurricanes And Other Workplace Disasters

Fisher Phillips on 8/21/2020

This article addresses many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters; consequently, in addition to federal laws, we also focus on certain state laws, especially those in the areas...more

Hurricane Season Poses Challenges for Employers

Saul Ewing LLP on 10/18/2019

Wages - Employers frequently face a rash of absences and call-offs in the wake of a natural disaster. Generally, whether a business is required to pay an employee who misses work depends on whether the employee is exempt...more

Workplace Preparation for Natural Disasters in View of Hurricane Dorian

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/6/2019

As the East Coast braces for yet another hurricane, we should contemplate the impact that natural disasters can have on employees and employers, both personally and professionally. While individuals prepare their homes and...more

The Hurricane is Coming in Five Days - Are We Ready for This?

Carlton Fields on 8/30/2019

On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. At the time, it was the third most intense hurricane that ever struck the United States. Andrew had sustained winds of 149...more

Employers Should be Prepared for the Challenges of the 2019 Hurricane Season

FordHarrison on 8/30/2019

As Hurricane Dorian, the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic season, bears down on Florida, the approaching storm serves as a reminder that employers should be prepared to address storm-related issues if they are required to...more

CAL/OSHA Proposes Emergency Regulation on Protection from Wildfire Smoke

Littler on 4/26/2019

In response to the dangerous levels of air quality last fall after the wildfires in Northern and Southern California, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued a proposed regulation...more

Can you require employees to come to work in a hurricane?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/13/2018

With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the coasts of the Carolinas, the North Carolina Department of Labor has posted on its website that private sector employers in North Carolina can legally insist that their workers...more

Trying to Find a ‘Safe Haven’ in the Storm: 9 Tips for Employers

FordHarrison on 9/12/2018

What do the following popular movies and television shows have in common? Hint: All have a connection to #HurricaneFlorence—the number-one trending topic on Twitter today—which is supposed to make landfall along the East...more

The Rain Is Coming: Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Employee Safety During Hurricane Season

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/11/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the East Coast, employers are looking at potentially huge liabilities, including employee injuries and fatalities, not to mention facility damage and rebuilding....more

Practical Lessons from 9/11

Fisher Phillips on 9/11/2018

For me, the anniversary of 911 is principally for remembering and paying respect to the 2996 victims at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and that Pennsylvania field, as well as the many individuals who have lost their life and...more

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