Flexible and family-forward policies are essential to retaining and recruiting valuable employees but are often difficult to design and implement. Thankfully, Johnson County employers are coming up with creative ways to help their employees meet the unique challenges of the pandemic.

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Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague issued an order on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, that states a face covering that covers the nose and mouth must be worn in all public spaces.

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Have questions about legal issues regarding reopening, testing and screening, or employee and customer safety? We’ve got answers to common questions on our COVID-19 Recovery FAQ page.

 

 

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Communication during this time is incredibly important. Remain available to and transparent with your employees. Have conversations with employees about their concerns. Your team’s health is of the utmost importance, so get your employees in on your COVID-19 planning strategy for reopening. We’ve put together a list of a few ways you can work as a team to reopen your business safely.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have been on the frontlines, sacrificing their energy–and safety– to help those affected by the virus. Although healthcare workers are trained in disaster response, the toll on mental health is significant. Because we are a community known for our world class healthcare systems, most of us have someone in our lives that is a healthcare worker. We’d like to take a moment to discuss ways for our community to take care of our health care providers. 

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Here are helpful signs for your business to print and post at each entrance.

Masks Required Signage (General) – By Order of the Mayor

Masks Required Signage (Downtown Iowa City) – By Order of the Mayor 

Masks Required Signage – General

Safety Precautions/Welcome Signage

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has a new e-commerce platform, Shop Iowa, that gives retailers, particularly those that didn’t previously have an online presence, a place to showcase their products and businesses.

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Mental Health is Workforce Health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the combination of increased anxiety coupled with the increased expectations of their employment has created the perfect storm for an over 59% increase in anxiety levels among Americans. Mental and behavioral health is just as important to maintain, if not more, than one’s own physical health. Together, we can provide the necessary resources and support to our employees to ensure their health is protected in this unprecedented time. 

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Reopening our economy will be a community wide effort to ensure that both employees and customers remain safe. Any phased reopening must be in accordance with sound public health decisions, and with proper safety protocols outlined by local and state health departments. Although each industry will require unique and robust guidelines to safeguard against future breakouts, we wanted to lay out some general best practices to help you begin planning to reopen.

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