10 Questions
What was the approximate number of people killed in the 2005 tsunami in Asia?
250,000
Which hurricane destroyed most of the city of New Orleans in August 2005?
Katrina
What was the approximate number of employees affected by Hurricane Katrina according to a Mercer survey?
3 million
What was one of the HR issues that employers had to deal with after Hurricane Katrina?
Deciding whether to keep paying employees who were unreachable
What was one of the measures taken by Time Warner Inc. to support affected Katrina families?
Waiving medical deductibles and supporting out-of-network medical coverage
What was the name of the company responsible for the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico?
British Petroleum
What was the approximate number of people killed by the Haitian earthquake and subsequent cholera epidemics?
200,000
What was one of the measures taken by employers to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?
Paying for a variety of living expenses for displaced staffers
What was the result of a string of devastating hurricanes, including Katrina, on HR professionals?
Increased awareness of the importance of having plans to deal with natural disasters
What was the location of the 2011 earthquake mentioned in the text?
Japan
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