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Peter Susser Advises Employers on Preparing a Disaster Plan
"The Hot Zone: Prepare Your Business for the Outbreak of Bird Flu or Any Other Possible Pandemic," Entrepreneur Magazine
In this article discussing the threat of lawsuits which could be filed by employees claiming their employers didn't do anything to protect them from a pandemic, Littler's Peter Susser advises companies to plan ahead. "It's going to be hard for an employer to argue to OSHA that this was [a] hazard we didn't know about," says Susser. Think about how you'll relax absentee policies, Susser advises, adding that it's not too early to line up staffing providers.
