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34 Lab. & Emp. L. 1 (2005-2006)

handle is hein.journals/laboemplo34 and id is 1 raw text is: In i MR In BMME 10 mm m ,4,,,,nt Section of Labor and Aerican ar Association .LIE L Hurricane Katrina roared into the (mit toast areas of Louisiana, Mis- sissippil and Alabama, causing mas- sive flooding and devastating the lives of over a million people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. The area suffered tremendous loss of life and property, and the health and safety perils compelled the evacuation of thousands of families to inland cities and areas of the country. Then, Hurricane Rita struck Texas and Louisiana, bring- ing with it more flooding and prop- erty damage and additional loss of life. While you are undoubtedly aware of these hurricanes and the horrendous havoc they caused, I would like to share with you the ac- tions the Section of Labor and Em- ployment Law has taken to respond to the impact of the two hurricanes. Within the first 10 days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Or- leans and the Gulf Coast, Section officers authorized a $10,000 con- tribution to the Red Cross relief efforts and established the Section New Orleans/Gulf Coast Disaster Task Force. The task force consists of Section officers and council members, Section members from the Gulf Coast region, and repre- sentatives of our Pro Bono, CLE, and Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession (EOLP) Administrative Committees. E-mails were sent to all members of the Section, inform- ing them of the establishment of our task force and providing a link to the ABA task force website for current information about the re- lief efforts and opportunities for volunteers to assist victims. Led by our Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Stand- ing Committee Officers and Mem- bers, and assisted by the EEO, CLE, EOLP, and Pro Bono Committees and the Section staff, a free national teleconference was held Friday, September 30, 2005, to discuss the many labor and employment issues arising from these disasters, in- cluding Disaster Unemployment Assistance; payment of wages earned but not paid; FMLA and WARN Act issues; affirmative action, clean-up, and Davis-Bacon obliga- tions of federal contractors; ADA and OSHA issues; and union issues relating to dislocated workers. Section members and representa- tives of the EEOC and U.S. Depart- ment of Labor spoke during this free conference, in which approxi- mately 700 lawyers participated by telephone. The Section previously partici- pated in a free national teleconfer- ence on Thursday, September 22, 2005, concerning issues faced by employers and employee benefits plans as a result of the Katrina and Rita disasters. This teleconference was arranged by the six ABA Sec- tions that participate in the ABA Joint Conference on Employee Benefits, including the Section of Labor and Employment Law and the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel. The Section New Orleans/Gulf Coast Disaster Task Force has requested ideas and suggestions continued on page 2 Section Responds to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

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