Job-related stress is the leading workplace health problem, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Productivity losses from absenteeism related to stress cost employers $225.8 billion — $1,685 per employee — each year. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to improve in Mesa County, with daily case averages dropping to the 20s and teens. Mesa […]
COVID-19 illness rates have decreased steadily in Mesa County over the past month. An average of 62 cases a day are reported over a seven-day period. That contrasts with an average of more than 350 cases a day in January and the peak of the wave of the omicron variant. The Colorado Department of Public […]
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to elevate cases to new highs in Mesa County, COVID-19 testing remains increasingly important, especially for the business community. Employers know sick employees affect business. Absences due to illness affect productivity and diminish the morale of healthy employees who pick up the resulting slack. One of the best […]
An update to the COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance makes getting back to work after COVID-19 illness or exposure much faster. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based the change on data showing the majority of COVID-19 transmission occurs early in the course of illness. Like most changes to COVID-19 guidance, it’s complex. So […]