Your Workplace Rights During Natural Disasters and Emergencies
Many federal employment laws that are in place to guide employers and their employees regarding rights and responsibilities when disaster strikes.
Many federal employment laws that are in place to guide employers and their employees regarding rights and responsibilities when disaster strikes.
Ahead of a natural disaster like Hurricane Florence, politicians and safety officials tell the public to evacuate early and not wait until conditions get bad. We all know that you can lose your home and your belongings, but politicians never talk about the fact that during a disaster, many people can lose their jobs as …
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As Texas prepares to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey devastated much of the state, and Florida starts picking up the pieces from the destruction wreaked by Hurricane Irma, emergency workers may face exploitation for the sake of greater profits and speedier project completion. Past abuses after similar natural disasters have left laborers without all of their …