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What a Trick: Storm Wallops Connecticut

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Wow. Two days after a freak October snowstorm hit the state, nearly 750,000 households are still without power. In towns all across Connecticut (and where I live), there is literally NO power to the entire town. Where I live, school is likely to be canceled for the whole week and power isn’t expected to return… Continue Reading

Weather Issues? Remember Call-in Pay for Employees, Whether or Not They Are Actually Called

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Wage & Hour

With the snow today, my colleague Michael Lavelle has this timely post about call in pay, particularly as it relates to weather-related jobs.  My thanks to Mick for this contribution, as always.    The winter season brings more weather-related emergencies, and often requires maintenance employees or replacement staff to be on-call with beepers or cell… Continue Reading

(It’s) Snow Joke: Weather Plays Games with Employers — A Recap

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

While the DC and Baltimore areas continue to struggle with snow, hardy New Englanders are supposed to be battle-tested for snow storms.  And, for the most part we are. Roads are quickly cleared overall and we realize the importance of parking bans to get streets in passable condition. Except today, the meteorologists won.  Many employers… Continue Reading

Snow Day! (Or Not) – Employers Have Flexibility on Winter Storm Policies

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Nothing like a good snowy (and now messy) morning commute to start the day off right.  But as the snow changes to rain around the Hartford area, today’s storm is a good reminder to dust off those snow policies and make sure that it’s up-to-date.  While public schools routinely close on such days (and hence… Continue Reading

Preparing for the Next Snow Storm: How to Address Those Afternoon/Rush-Hour Messes

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Remember last year’s mess on the roads? If you recall, lots of Hartford-area employers sent their employees home early during a snow storm — creating gridlock and lots and lots of headaches. As a result, Gov. Rell set up a task force to coordinate with the largest area employees on their dismissal patterns.  Tomorrow will… Continue Reading

Inclement Weather Policy Followup – Governor Rell Tries to Coordinate Schedules of Private Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Last week, I posted on how private employers are not bound by what the state government does in terms of sending home employees early for snow storms.  But that doesn’t mean that private employers ignore what the government does.  Many will send employees home when the state tells non-essential workers they can leave. Yesterday’s snow… Continue Reading

Winter Storm Emergency Prepardness for Employers – Updating Policies and Planning Ahead

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

In most of Connecticut, we had a storm earlier this week with a little bit of snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain, and rain. In other words, we had a typical New England winter "event" (with perhaps another on its way on Monday).  While this might close down some parts of the country, most schools opened… Continue Reading