Interjurisdictional Variance in US Workers’ Benefits for Emergency Response Volunteers

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 108; no. S5; pp. S387 - S393
• Main Authors: Van Nostrand, Elizabeth, Pillai, Nandini, Ware, Alix
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Public Health Association 01.11.2018
• Subjects: AJPH Law & Ethics; Civil Defense; Collaboration; Disaster management; Disaster Planning - economics; Disaster Planning - organization & administration; Disasters; Economic impact; Emergency preparedness; Emergency Responders; Emergency response; Employment; Employment law; Empowerment; Graduate schools; Graduate studies; Humans; Hurricanes; Informatics; Inventory; Jurisdiction; Labor law; Legal research; Overtime; Provisions; Public health; Scope of practice; Uniformity; United States; Volunteers; United States; United States > US

Volunteers who are deployed during times of disaster are critical public health system assets. These individuals share concerns about a variety of subjects with public health law implications, including whether they are entitled to employment benefits before, during, and after disaster response. We...