The topic at the forefront of many employers' minds these days is the H1N1 influenza. The media reports, Health Canada reports and a swell of information surrounding H1N1 have employers scrambling to put pandemic plans in place where there may not have been one.rnThere is also a host of questions surrounding H1N1: "Is it really that bad?" "What does it mean?" "Can I really lose up to 40 per cent of my workforce due to the flu?"rnI recently attended a seminar where the possible business and insurance implications of H1N1 influenza led to the discussion of the flu and workers' compensation reporting. The questions surrounding this topic included: "Is this really a workers' compensation issue?" And, "Do you mean that every time somebody reports a sniffle that I will have to report to the compensation board?" These are very valid questions and something that employers may not have thought about.
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