It’s supposed to snow Friday here in Connecticut.
In October.
For those of us with memories, we all remember the last time we got substantial snowfall in October in 2011. It ended with lots of power outages and many downed trees. So let’s first hope the snow is just more nuisance than anything else.
Far
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
.jpeg)
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.
While the DC and Baltimore areas continue to struggle with snow, hardy New Englanders are suppose
d 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
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
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
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
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