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You can't open the paper, turn on the TV or peruse a web
site without hearing some staggering statistic about the flu. In
one report, 70 percent of the American population is suffering from
the flu — or just recovered. In fact, Boston and Chicago had
to take dramatic action with Boston declaring a state of public
health emergency and some Chicago hospitals turning patients to
other facilities.
This kind of outbreak takes its toll on people and on business.
How should employers handle it?
This article appeared in the January 18, 2013 edition of the
Daily Business Review.
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