Image description: U.S Navy Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Alex Grothjan cuts through a ferry slip brace damaged by Hurricane Sandy at Hoboken Transit Terminal, N.J.
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Stenberg, U.S. Navy
Image description: A member of a Department of Health and Human Services National Veterinary Response Team examines a dog belonging to a Hurricane Sandy survivor in Rockaway, N.Y.
Photo by Eliud Echevarria, FEMA
Is there Hurricane Sandy relief for people outside the storm zone? For instance, I work remotely for a company in New Jersey whose offices were damaged by the storm. As a result, my paychecks have been stalled for a couple of weeks. I was told today there’s no timeline for when paychecks may start flowing again, due to power losses, Internet problems, etc. Is there any relief for a person like me? Bills are coming due. Paychecks are not coming.
If the company you work for is a small business, make sure they know that there are loans available to businesses in disaster areas.
You can also check to see if you qualify for disaster assistance.
Regarding your upcoming bills, be sure to communicate your situation to the companies you owe money to as soon as possible. Don’t wait for bills to be late. Companies may appreciate it if you can only pay a portion of the bill. A letter from your employer explaining the situation could possibly be of use.
Image description: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Cavallo throws a couch on a pile in Staten Island. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit worked to support Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey.
Hurricane Sandy formed in the western Caribbean Sea and affected Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas before making landfall in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, U.S. Marine Corps.
Image description: In Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Constructionman Collyn Schagenhauff of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (U.S. Navy) attaches a cable to a speedboat that was flipped on its side by Hurricane Sandy.
Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron.
