Workplace Injury, Natural Disasters

EntertainHR: Twisters Reminds Employers to Be Weather (and Employment Law) Aware

FordHarrison on 9/4/2024

Twisters was a great summer movie. It had action, the hint of romance, subtle nods to original, questionable science and Glen Powell in a cowboy hat. What more can you ask for?...more

Comprehensive FAQs For Employers on Hurricanes and Other Workplace Disasters: 2023 Edition

Fisher Phillips on 8/28/2023

This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2023, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...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

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

Total Eclipse of Comp

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 9/7/2017

Examining An Injury Resulting from an Eclipse Under North Carolina Law - On August 21, 2017, many of us in North Carolina looked up at the sun to view the rare phenomenon of a total or near total eclipse. In most...more

Guidance on Protecting Employees During Hurricane Harvey and Especially In Cleanup.

Fisher Phillips on 8/29/2017

Despite the constant news coverage, Americans are inevitably surprised by the violence of hurricanes … and even more by the damages inflicted by storm surges and the extraordinary amounts of rain once the hurricane high winds...more