So yesterday’s post was about being a Miami Hurricane. Today’s? A real-life hurricane/tropical storm (Henri) is making it’s way to Southern New England.
It’s impact here in Connecticut is still very much up in the air as of midday Friday but for employers, this is still another challenge to have to manage.
Thankfully (or not,
Well, it’s official. Connecticut is under a Blizzard Warning as of Sunday afternoon.
This is, of course, nothing new for employers in the state. We’ve had more than our fair share of big “monster” storms. If you’ve been following this blog for some time, you’ll have read more than your share of blog posts
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