Hurricane Sandy Human Resource FAQs

Hurricane Sandy was a tropical cyclone that severely affected portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. Many financial institutions and/or their branch offices were forced to close due to the devastation and power outages. Though the FAQs below may apply to other cases where employees are absent from work, these issues are presently in the minds of employers who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. We have added some FAQs to the Fair Labor Standards Act sections of the Human Resources chapter to address these concerns.