One of our employees is a relief worker hired by the State (not NDMS) to help with the Katrina devastation. Does State law impose obligations on us with regard to this employee?
It depends. If a State or local government provides protection to individuals it calls upon to provide disaster relief services, then you will be bound to follow those laws. You will find a general description of these laws below. Louisiana State law has detailed requirements for private and public employees called to duty as “first responders” pursuant to an operations plan by the department of homeland security. Such employees must be placed on temporary leave pursuant to the employer’s policy regarding such employees leaves of absence, and must be reinstated to their prior position upon return to work (subject to further restrictions not discussed here). Such leave is designated as unpaid, but employees may use vacation, sick leave, and accrued compensatory leave during this term of service. Louisiana also provides emergency services/disaster leave for public employees working for State governments in designated disasters or for the American Red Cross in disasters designated as Leve
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