Proposed Legislation Will Require Employers to Provide Additional Leave -
Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced they had reached an agreement to restore California’s requirement that businesses provide...more
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L.A. County Continues Improvement on COVID-19 Metrics -
Last week, L.A. County experienced continued improvement with its COVID-19 metrics.
The County’s cumulative test positivity rate fell to 17%, lower than the...more
Overall Downward Trends Continue in L.A. County -
L.A. County remains in Tier 3 of the State’s Blueprint.
As of April 13, 2021, L.A. County’s adjusted case rate had risen slightly to 3.2 new cases per 100,000 people....more
On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will reopen its economy on June 15 if two criteria are met...more
LA County Moves to Tier 3 -
Last Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the County’s adjusted case rate reached 3.1 new cases per 100,000 residents (down from 3.7/100,000), and the seven-day test positivity rate was 1.5% (down from...more
L.A. County Remains in Tier 2 -
As of last Monday, L.A. County remains in Tier 2 of the State’s Blueprint. Last week, the County’s adjusted case rate was 3.7 new cases per 100,000 residents....more
As of last Monday, LA County entered Tier 2 of the State’s Blueprint. This change allowed the County to reopen several sectors, including limited indoor dining and expanded indoor retail and entertainment activities....more
COVID-19 Cases Continue to Decline in Los Angeles -
Last week, Los Angeles experienced the continued reduction of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. On Monday, March 1, 2021, L.A. County Director of Public...more
COVID-19 Rates Leveled Off, Hospitalizations Continue to Fall -
COVID-19 case rates leveled off slightly last week, with new reported cases averaging 1,820 per day. Hospitalizations continued to fall, and on Thursday,...more
COVID-19 Rates and Hospitalizations Continue to Fall -
COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations and fatalities continue to fall in L.A. County. New infections are down 77% since the beginning of the year,...more
COVID-19 Rates Continue Encouraging Trend -
At the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, County Director of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer said that she was “encouraged by the...more
Most Counties to Remain in Most Restrictive Tier of the State’s Blueprint -
As California begins to see the recent surge in COVID-19 infections recede, the state is lifting some of the most stringent restrictions on...more
COVID-19 Rates Plateau, Although Pause May Be Temporary -
The County’s seven-day average test positivity rate has declined from a high of nearly 22% on January 6, 2021, to 16.5% as of Monday, January 18, 2021. While this...more
New Order Reinstates Restrictions on Business, Travel and Other Nonessential Activities -
On Thursday, December 3, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the release of a new regional Stay-at-Home Order in...more
Last week, in response to rising rates of new COVID-19 infections, the state, some counties and many cities put new restrictions in place....more
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new anti-retaliation ordinance, which is intended to protect employees in the County who report or discuss public health violations by...more
A Dangerous COVID-19 Surge -
Last week, Los Angeles County experienced what the County Department of Public Health described as “a dangerous acceleration of cases.” The increase in new cases last week outpaced the...more
Returning to Summer COVID-19 Rates -
Last week, Los Angeles County remained at Tier 1 of the State’s Blueprint. Meanwhile, the County experienced a rise in COVID-19 metrics to levels not seen since the summer. In a press...more
A New COVID-19 Surge -
As noted last week, Los Angeles County is experiencing a new surge in COVID-19 cases. Last Monday, October 26, 2020, the County passed a 300,000-case threshold and 7,000 total deaths. In a press...more
Reductions Have Plateaued in L.A. County -
At the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, October 13, County Director of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer provided an update and noted that COVID-19 numbers...more
Los Angeles County Remains in the State’s Most Restrictive Tier -
Despite progress, case rates in Los Angeles County remain within Tier 1 of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the most restrictive tier. On...more
No Indication of a Labor Day Surge -
At the beginning of the week of September 28, 2020, County officials noted that the Los Angeles region did not appear to experience a surge in COVID-19 cases related to the Labor Day...more
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, L.A. County’s COVID-19 case rate and test positivity rate fell below the state’s threshold for Tier 2 of the Governor’s Blueprint framework for reopening. More specifically, the County’s...more
Forward Progress as We Enter Fall -
Coming out of the holiday weekend, Los Angeles County and City officials were hopeful that the region would continue to make progress in containing COVID-19. The County’s metrics...more
Continued Progress -
Last week, Los Angeles County continued to make progress toward containing COVID-19. As of Tuesday, August 25, 2020, the County’s COVID-19 case rate had dropped below 200 per 100,000 residents over...more