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January 23, 2020

Hand sanitizers, flu shots — businesses' defense against flu

  • If a company with just a handful of employees has two or more out at once, it can be difficult or impossible to get the work done.
    • By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — As this winter's flu outbreak intensifies, small business owners try to keep their companies from being overwhelmed by employee absences.

    At Gold Medal Wine Club, any surfaces people are likely to touch, including the coffee machine, water dispenser and door knobs, are wiped down and there's hand sanitizer on every desk. The 11 staffers are expected to sub for one another when someone's sick, something that's critical when orders for wine pour in.


     
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