Tag: emergency management

Ebola Outbreak Raises Questions for Employers

By Kyra Berkheiser Nov 4, 2014 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 4, 2014

As a result of the attention surrounding the ongoing Ebola outbreak, many employers are wondering how to handle situations involving communicable disease. Not much medical testing of employees is allowed. If however, a pandemic is widespread and is a direct threat, public health authorities say employers can monitor closely for symptoms and illness. Employers can […]

Washington D.C. Earthquake! HR Managers at ‘Epicenter’ of Emergency Planning, Response

By Todd Leeuwenburgh Aug 23, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 23, 2011

As the earthquake that shook Washington, D.C., area today demonstrates, damage to your primary place of business can occur suddenly and without warning. Having a crisis management plan on the ready is essential to minimizing the interruption to your business. The business continuity plan improves the company’s capacity to return to business, thereby minimizing financial […]