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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 -

Before Disaster Hits, Employers Must Assess Safety, Legal Risks

Rumberger | Kirk on 9/8/2025

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

Road to Recovery: First Steps for Business Continuity Following a Natural Disaster - September 2024

Adams & Reese on 9/30/2024

As you begin to assess the damage from the historic Category 4 Hurricane Helene that struck the Gulf Coast, Adams and Reese’s Disaster and Recovery Team is here to assist you. Our firm has extensive experience handling a wide...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

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

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

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

Hurricane Ian and Preparing for Landfall: Employer Best Practices in the Face of a Natural Disaster

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/27/2022

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall somewhere between Tampa, Florida, and the Florida panhandle this week as a Category 4 hurricane according to the National Hurricane Center. Evacuation orders have been issued and,...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

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

For Employers, Inclement Weather Preparedness Includes Readying for Employee Questions on How Office Closures Affect Pay, Leaves...

FordHarrison on 11/16/2018

Winter Storm Avery may be on its way out, but the early winter weather is a reminder that employers should be prepared to address storm-related issues if they are required to close their businesses and as they prepare to...more

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Before Disaster Hits, Employers Must Assess Safety, Legal Risks

Road to Recovery: First Steps for Business Continuity Following a Natural Disaster - September 2024

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

Employer Obligations in Disaster Response

What Employers Should Do To Prepare For Natural Disasters

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

Hurricane Ian and Preparing for Landfall: Employer Best Practices in the Face of a Natural Disaster

Hurricane Season Poses Challenges for Employers

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

For Employers, Inclement Weather Preparedness Includes Readying for Employee Questions on How Office Closures Affect Pay, Leaves...

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

Disasters and the Workforce: Navigating Stormy Waters

What Issues May Employers Be Required to Address as Hurricane Irma Threatens?

Employers Should Be Prepared to Deal with the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Preparedness Applies at Work as Well as at Home – Questions Employers May Face This Season

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