Effective March 19,2020: “Safer at home” Order
This is a mandatory stay at home order except for essential needs.
Be safe everyone.
https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/
Read the Formal order for “safer at home” from LA Mayor Eric Garcetti:
https://www.lamayor.org/mayor-garcetti-angelenos-are-%E2%80%98safer-home-new-emergency-order-stops-non-essential-activities-outside?fbclid=IwAR27hOd7KkrOLBz110SOZqruGwV9Ind1eSip5cktxRq88uz_0CVVScO-EqM
Also from California Governor Gavin Newsom:
https://covid19.ca.gov/img/N-33-20.pdf
This is a mandatory stay at home order except for essential needs.
Be safe everyone.
https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/
Read the Formal order for “safer at home” from LA Mayor Eric Garcetti:
https://www.lamayor.org/mayor-garcetti-angelenos-are-%E2%80%98safer-home-new-emergency-order-stops-non-essential-activities-outside?fbclid=IwAR27hOd7KkrOLBz110SOZqruGwV9Ind1eSip5cktxRq88uz_0CVVScO-EqM
Also from California Governor Gavin Newsom:
https://covid19.ca.gov/img/N-33-20.pdf
Los Angeles issued a new city ordinance for Angelenos to wear non-medical face coverings in public.
What is a face covering? Is it a mask?
A face covering is not the same thing as a mask.
At this time, you should not be purchasing medical grade masks, which are in short supply. It is extremely important that N95 masks are reserved for those who need them most and have the highest risk of infection, including medical professionals and healthcare workers. It is recommended that Angelenos instead wear cloth face coverings, such as one made with a bandana or scarf, or make your own using fabric. You can follow instructions available online from trusted sources. Any face coverings should be washed after each use.
These measures will help flatten the curve and save lives.
Source: https://corona-virus.la/FaceCovering
What is a face covering? Is it a mask?
A face covering is not the same thing as a mask.
At this time, you should not be purchasing medical grade masks, which are in short supply. It is extremely important that N95 masks are reserved for those who need them most and have the highest risk of infection, including medical professionals and healthcare workers. It is recommended that Angelenos instead wear cloth face coverings, such as one made with a bandana or scarf, or make your own using fabric. You can follow instructions available online from trusted sources. Any face coverings should be washed after each use.
These measures will help flatten the curve and save lives.
Source: https://corona-virus.la/FaceCovering
COVID-19 Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus Resources:
Sign up for Emergency Alerts in LA County:
Alert LA County is a free mass notification system for Los Angeles County residents and businesses.
Benefits for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus:
Chart of Benefits by Labor and Workforce Development Agency
Eviction Protection:
Government’s Response to Coronavirus
Meals for Students:
LAUSD is opening 60 grab & go food centers across the County where you can pick up food for your children. Meals for Seniors:
The Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services and the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging operate congregate meal sites, primarily at senior centers and parks. To ensure older adults continue to receive meals in a manner that reduces exposure and risk to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all sites that serve congregate meals will transition to distribute packaged/frozen meals or home-delivered meals.
Preventing Stigma and Hate During the Coronavirus Outbreak:
As we work to help County residents deal with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we also need to contain the spread of fear, hostility, discrimination and hate that is at times happening in our communities and throughout the nation. Here are some best practices to keep in mind:
Restaurant Employee Relief Fund:
Reporting Racism/Xenophobia:
Small Business Support:
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to California small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Rapid Response Layoff Aversion:
Specialized Business Service Representatives can work with you and your employees to minimize losses and improve morale. We can also assist your business with strategic planning to ensure that your business does not face a similar situation in the future.
School Closures:
NBC News put together a list of schools and when they are closed until. Dates may change as conditions do; check back for updates or reach out to your school district to learn more: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/socal-public-school-closures/2328932/
Unemployment Insurance (UI)/Work Sharing Program:
Update on Dispute Resolution Services:
WDACS and the County’s Human Relations Commission partner with 11 agencies to provide dispute resolution services (also known as mediation services) to residents across the County. We provide three types of mediation services: Community Mediations, Mediation services at the Courts, and Victim/Offender mediations. Below is an update on service closures or modifications for each type of mediation service:
Updated LA County DPH Coronavirus Website:
The website has been updated with new guidance documents, some in-language. If there are ones that you feel should be translated in-language, please let me know and I can elevate the request. Please note that capacity is stretched right now so this may take time.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services- Public Health Emergency Updates:
Utility Bill Relief:
Information on bill relief from LA County Public Works and So Cal Edison
*Updated April 3, 2020*
Sign up for Emergency Alerts in LA County:
Alert LA County is a free mass notification system for Los Angeles County residents and businesses.
Benefits for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus:
Chart of Benefits by Labor and Workforce Development Agency
Eviction Protection:
- Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that authorizes local governments to halt evictions for renters and homeowners, slows foreclosures, and protects against utility shutoffs for Californians affected by COVID-19. The order does not relieve a tenant from the obligation to pay rent, or restrict the landlord’s ability to recover rent that is due. The protections are in effect through May 31, 2020, unless extended. The order also requests banks and other financial institutions to halt foreclosures and related evictions during this time period. The full Executive Order can be found here.
- On March 19, 2020, Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, signed an Executive Order which includes the moratorium on residential and commercial evictions. The moratorium covers tenants retroactively from March 4, 2020 to May 31, 2020. For view the complete proclamation, click here.
- Learn more at: https://hcidla.lacity.org/covid-19-eviction-moratorium
Government’s Response to Coronavirus
- https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus
- Governor’s Response to Coronavirus:
Meals for Students:
LAUSD is opening 60 grab & go food centers across the County where you can pick up food for your children. Meals for Seniors:
The Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services and the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging operate congregate meal sites, primarily at senior centers and parks. To ensure older adults continue to receive meals in a manner that reduces exposure and risk to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all sites that serve congregate meals will transition to distribute packaged/frozen meals or home-delivered meals.
Preventing Stigma and Hate During the Coronavirus Outbreak:
As we work to help County residents deal with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we also need to contain the spread of fear, hostility, discrimination and hate that is at times happening in our communities and throughout the nation. Here are some best practices to keep in mind:
- Be sensitive to explicit and implicit biases towards others
- Do not make assumptions based on a person’s ethnicity, race, and/or nationality
- Do not make assumptions that a person has been exposed to COVID-19 based on ethnicity, race, and/or nationality
- Do not assume a person has COVID-19 because they are wearing a mask
- Educate yourself by getting the facts about COVID-19 from reliable sources such as LA County Department of Public Health.
- Speak up when you hear false rumors or negative stereotypes that foster biases and potential racism
Restaurant Employee Relief Fund:
- Through the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, the National Restaurant Association will provide grants to restaurant industry employees who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, financially, whether through a decrease in wages or loss of employment. Grants will be awarded on a first-come first served basis.
Reporting Racism/Xenophobia:
- If you have experienced any form of discrimination due to COVID-19, please Report Coronavirus Anti-Asian Racism incidents.
- 211 is now taking reports of racism/xenophobia related to coronavirus. If you have been the victim of or witness to an act of violence, bullying, harassment, threat, or other act motivated by hate, please fill out the Hate Incident Report Form or call 2-1-1 to file a report and be connected to support services.
Small Business Support:
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to California small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
- Further information about PPP and EIDL can be found here: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options
- Find you PPP Lender by Zip Code: https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find
- Find you PPP Lender by Zip Code: https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find
- Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339.
- *Details of the Loan program could change from time to time so please check the most recent information on the US government and SBA website*
Rapid Response Layoff Aversion:
Specialized Business Service Representatives can work with you and your employees to minimize losses and improve morale. We can also assist your business with strategic planning to ensure that your business does not face a similar situation in the future.
School Closures:
NBC News put together a list of schools and when they are closed until. Dates may change as conditions do; check back for updates or reach out to your school district to learn more: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/socal-public-school-closures/2328932/
Unemployment Insurance (UI)/Work Sharing Program:
- Employers can apply for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Work Sharing Program through the California Employment Development Department (EDD) if reduced production, services, or other conditions cause them to seek an alternative to layoffs. The Work Sharing Program helps employers minimize or eliminate the need for layoffs, keep trained employees and quickly prepare when business conditions improve, and avoid the cost of recruiting, hiring, and training new employees. More info here, click here.
Update on Dispute Resolution Services:
WDACS and the County’s Human Relations Commission partner with 11 agencies to provide dispute resolution services (also known as mediation services) to residents across the County. We provide three types of mediation services: Community Mediations, Mediation services at the Courts, and Victim/Offender mediations. Below is an update on service closures or modifications for each type of mediation service:
- Mediation Services at the Courts: All mediation services based at the courts are temporarily suspended.
- Victim/Offender Mediation Services: The California Conference for Equality and Justice is providing Victim/Offender Services via telephone/videoconference. The other agencies are closed.
- Community Mediations: The following agencies are providing community mediation services via telephone/videoconference: Los Angeles City Attorney, Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Loyola Law School, Korean American Coalition, California Lawyers for the Arts, California Conference for Equality and Justice, and Asian Pacific and American Dispute Resolution Center.
Updated LA County DPH Coronavirus Website:
The website has been updated with new guidance documents, some in-language. If there are ones that you feel should be translated in-language, please let me know and I can elevate the request. Please note that capacity is stretched right now so this may take time.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services- Public Health Emergency Updates:
Utility Bill Relief:
Information on bill relief from LA County Public Works and So Cal Edison
*Updated April 3, 2020*
Helpful Coronavirus Infographics
*The Korean American Coalition-Los Angeles (KACLA) cannot and does not provide legal and financial advice. The COVID-19 resources provided are for general informational and educational purposes only based on government-issued resources and are not a substitute for professional advice. April 3, 2020.*