Schwarzberg & Associates presented Employment Law Breakfast Seminar on “Hurricanes: Managing Through The Storms.”

Schwarzberg & Associates presented Employment Law Breakfast Seminar on “Hurricanes: Managing Through The Storms.”
August 11th from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
With hurricane season officially underway and a tropical storm brewing in the Atlantic, employers need to have a plan for dealing with a potential disaster. Our seminar will assist employers with the myriad of issues they may face in attempting to prevent, manage, and respond to employment issues which may arise as a result of a hurricane or major storm.
This seminar addressed:
- Are your employee policies prepared for a hurricane or other disaster?
- What special pay practices must you know about?
- What are your obligations under the FLSA to pay your non-exempt and exempt employees when your business is closed due to a disaster?
- How to handle layoffs, reduction of pay and reduction of work hours;
- What are you obligations to compensate employees for “on-call,” “waiting,” and “volunteer” time?
- When are you required to pay PTO, vacation or other forms of leave when your business is closed?
- What are the essential elements of a disaster plan?
- What are Human Resources’ and Payroll’s unique obligations and responsibilities during and after the storm?
- What are the implications for terminating an employee who refuses or is unable to work just before, during or after a storm?
- What special considerations exist with respect to Florida Workers’ Compensation and OSHA?
- What are the requirements to comply with the federal WARN Act, which imposes notice requirements on employers with 100+ employees for certain plant closings and/or mass layoffs?;
- How would the Family and Medical Leave Act apply to employees affected by a natural disaster entitled to leave for a serious health condition caused by the disaster?;
- How does the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act apply for those employees who are also part of an emergency services organization (such as the National Guard or a Reserve unit)?
- How should an employer deal with ERISA and COBRA coverage decisions during a time of disaster?
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