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Being Prepared When
Disaster Strikes

  • November 1, 2012

Sometimes there is warning, other times disaster strikes unexpectedly. What are best practices on an issue like this? The following stories from the Workforce archives as well as several related Forum Discussion posts offer perspective on how to cope when a disaster hits.

Finding Your Way Through 'Nemo':
How to Prepare for a Storm | By Max Mihelich


Hurricane Sandy Pushes Companies to Improvise
People Management | By Rita Pyrillis & Ed Frauenheim


Sandy May Affect Workers' Compensation
Premium Calculations | By Roberto Ceniceros


To Deal With Superstorm Sandy's Aftermath, SHRM, OSHA Offer Key People Management Strategies | By Max Mihelich


Do You Know What to do When Severe Weather Strikes
Your Workplace? #Sandy | By Jon Hyman


Most U.S. Workers Have Little Faith in Employers' Natural
Disaster Preparation | By Rodd Zolkos


Hero of Missouri Tornado Disaster Finally
Gets Comp Benefits | By Roberto Ceniceros


Report: Preparedness Lacking for Many Firms as
Sept. 11 Anniversary Nears | By Rita Pyrillis


Companies Offer Relief Funds for
Staff Challenged by Calamities | By Susan Ladika


Global Turmoil Tests Ability to Protect Workers | By Susan Ladika


An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure | By Meg Breslin


Tool: Preparing for Disaster


Former FEMA Director Michael Brown On
Weathering Disaster and Criticism | Roberto Ceniceros


Amid Wildfires, Flex Is Key to Getting Workers
Back on Job | By Jeremy Smerd


One Year After Katrina, New Orleans Employers See
Operations in New Light | By Bridget Testa


Taking Something From Tragedy | By Jessica Marquez


Six Months after Katrina, Staffing is Still a Challenge for
Employers on the Gulf Coast | By Jessica Marquez


The Best-Laid Disaster Plans Are Merely
Works in Progress | By Jessica Marquez

Discussion: Hurricane Sandy


Disaster Recovery


Disaster Assistance provided by the Company?


Disaster Assistance provided by the Company?
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