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Thursday, January 21, 2021
COVID-19 VACCINE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR LA COUNTY RESIDENTS AGED 65 AND OLDER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 19, 2021Contact:Los Angeles County Joint Information Center - COVID-19pio@ceooem.lacounty.gov COVID-19 VACCINE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR LA COUNTY RESIDENTS AGED 65 AND OLDERLos Angeles County residents who are 65 years old and older can now register for COVID-19 vaccination appointments.Residents in this high-priority age group should visit VaccinateLACounty.com to schedule their appointments, which will begin Wednesday, January 20th. Residents who don’t have computer access may
Tuesday, January 19, 2021Governor’s Budget Proposes Economic Relief, No New Taxes
Nobody would have been surprised if Governor Gavin Newsom had presented his new state budget wearing a neck brace. The whiplash from budget boom to bust to recovery must have been intense. One year ago while the country, and especially California, were flying high economically, the Governor presented a $222 billion budget with an $18 billion surplus. Three months later, the pandemic-fueled recession caused unemployment in California to quadruple, and retail sales cratered. The Governor and Legislature
Monday, January 11, 2021New Federal COVID Law Includes Option to Offer Paid Sick Leave
The Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and the Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFMLA) that were mandated in the FFCRA did expire on December 31, 2020.Employer Choice However, the new COVID-19 relief package that was recently passed by Congress and signed by the President provided employers with the option of voluntarily continuing those programs. Under the new law, employers are not required to continuing providing paid leave, but may choose to continue providing the paid leave that would have been
