Each year, more than 11 million workdays are lost to the flu, which translates to $7 billion dollars in sick time and lost productivity. One of the most common breeding grounds for the virus: the workplace, where infected employees can contaminate everything from doorknobs and faucets to coffee pot handles. A flu shot is one way to protect yourself, but as Taylor Johnson client Amata Office Solutions wrote in a blog for The Huffington Post, there are several steps your office can take to prevent the spread of the virus. Click here to read the full post.

In shared office centers like Amata’s 150 S. Wacker location, professional janitorial staff handle cleaning and sanitation to combat the flu and other workplace illnesses.