Archive for September 2017

Employer Responsibilities under the Fair Labor Standards Act After a Disaster. Hurricane Harvey has created untold mayhem and tragedies. Irma has flooded and destroyed much of Florida. Fires rage across the west. Many employers throughout the country are facing some type of natural disaster and they are concerned not only with their own personal situations,…

Hurricane Harvey Creates Employer Labor Compliance Issues Currently, Texans and Louisianans are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and Irma is raging toward the Florida. In Texas, flooding is rampant and many are still waiting rescue from the water. With nearly 200,000 homes estimated to still be underwater, an unidentified number of businesses…

The tragic flooding and disaster brought by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma has demonstrated a spirit of cooperation, heroism, and neighborly love over the last several weeks. As with many other natural disasters before it, Americans have proved to respond quickly and compassionately during a natural disaster. Still, for business owners, the questions of how to…