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Natural disasters, workplace violence, and terrorism create emergencies that can bring affected businesses to their knees -- temporarily or permanently. All three phenomena pose legal issues that must be considered and addressed by HR and management.


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From coast to coast, many of the nation's workplaces have been the victims of floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, lightning, explosions, cave-ins, and fires. And the threat of a bird flu pandemic which could wreak havoc on business and their employees continues to make news.

We realize now that business crisis planning must be expanded from isolated company-specific disasters to plans for massive regional damage such as the total collapse of the telecommunication infrastructure that followed Hurricane Katrina.

America's workplaces also have become venues for virtually all forms of violence -- from verbal threats to murder. No industry has escaped the occurrence of workplace homicide.

And all targets of major terrorist attacks in the U.S. have been workplaces -- the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and media outlets and government offices that received mail laced with anthrax.

Businesses can't plan only for how to protect their employees and keep their operations running during an emergency. They also must ensure that they don’t run afoul of employment laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, just to name a few.

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Balancing on-call obligations and severe weather
  Nebraska Employment Law Letter, July 2008
Are you prepared for disaster?
  Texas Employment Law Letter, June 2008
Lessons learned from recent tragedies
  Delaware Employment Law Letter, November 2007
Hurricane preparedness — what to do before the storm
  Alabama Employment Law Letter,September 2007
When disaster strikes, being prepared is paramount
  Nevada Employment Law Letter, May2007
Steps employers must take to prevent workplace violence — part 2
  Indiana EmploymentLaw Letter, April 2007
Disaster preparedness and response: an experienced employer's checklist
  LouisianaEmployment Law Letter, June 2006
How to establish emergency hardship aid for your employees
  Arizona Employment Law Letter,November 2005
Tax laws provide help to employees after disaster
  Nevada Employment Law Letter, November2005
Coping with a catastrophe like Katrina
  Mississippi Employment Law Letter, November2005
When disaster strikes: strategies to cope with workplace emergencies
  Delaware Employment LawLetter, October 2005
Managing the aftermath
  Alabama Employment Law Letter, October 2005
Disaster recovery FAQs for employers
  Louisiana Employment Law Letter, October 2005
Federal judge blocks new workplace rules at DHS
  Federal Employment Law Insider, September2005

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