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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks a news conference in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, 2021. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) Almost 80 Los Angeles city employees have been put on leave without pay after refusing to adhere to the city’s mandate to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by December, according to LA Mayor Eric Garcetti .
As of Nov. 17, 77 city employees have been put on leave after declining to sign notices that instruct employees to get vaccinated by Dec. 18, Garcetti said in a briefing, with 700 more city employees at risk for joining them on unpaid leave.
Garcetti, in his first public appearance since recovering from COVID-19, urged LA residents to get vaccinated, get booster shots and inoculate their children against the virus.
Garcetti touted the high rate of employees already vaccinated, with 77 percent of employees having taken the vaccine according to data from the mayor’s office released Oct. 27.
“The good news is, overwhelmingly city employees have gotten vaccinated,” Garcetti said. “And I want to be clear the vaccine mandate is not about getting rid of employees. My goal is to keep every employee and to keep every employee safe.”
In the meantime, beginning on Nov. 19, unvaccinated workers are to get COVID-19 tests twice a week at their own expense, deducted from their paychecks. Each test will cost $65, which could add up to $260 per two-week pay period. Vaccine Exemptions
Employees will be exempt from the vaccine requirement if they submit a religious or medical vaccine exemption by the Dec. 18 deadline. The exemptions will be reviewed and granted on a case-by-case basis.
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If the exemption is approved, the employee will undergo COVID-19 testing once per week at the city’s expense.
If the exemption is denied, the employee must file an appeal in five business days. If they don’t appeal, they will be issued a notice that they must submit proof of vaccination, and failure to comply will result in “corrective action” by the city.The employee must either resign or retire “all in good standing in lieu of discipline” if they did not get vaccinated; those employees will be eligible […]
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