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The light at the end of the COVID tunnel seemed near just a few months ago, but the delta variant has thrown return-to-work plans back into uncertainty, as employers figure out what’s next.
By the end of July, the CDC reported that the delta variant was behind more than 80% of new U.S. COVID cases, forcing a third of employers to delay their office reopening plans, according to Castlight Health.
Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio
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