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40,000 Angelenos will run out of federal unemployment benefits in a few days. How will they get by?
Federal unemployment benefits and supplements are ending on September 4. Where does this leave folks who can’t find a job or are reluctant to return to public-facing positions such as restaurant servers?
By Saul Gonzalez • • 25m ListenFederal unemployment benefits and supplements are ending on September 4. Where does this leave folks who can’t find a job or are reluctant to return to public-facing positions such as restaurant servers?
Also, vaccine mandates are popping up at companies, universities, and government offices across California. Employees can opt out for medical reasons or “sincerely held religious beliefs.”
And at the LA Fire Department, leaders are trying to get more than 1,000 firefighters vaccinated before the city’s vaccine mandate goes into effect in October.
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3 storiesFor 40,000 Angelenos, finding a job that pays enough becomes more urgent as unemployment benefits run out
Federal unemployment benefits and supplements are ending on September 4. Where does this leave folks who can’t find a job or are reluctant to return to public-facing positions such as restaurant servers?
Read the story10 minMore than 1000 LA firefighters are unvaccinated. Will October’s city vax mandate change that?
LAFD leaders are trying to get more than 1,000 firefighters vaccinated before the city’s vaccine mandate goes into effect in October.
Read the story6 min‘We expect widespread abuse’ of religious exemption, says UC law professor about COVID vax mandates
Vaccine mandates are popping up at companies, universities, and government offices across California. Employees can opt out for medical reasons or “sincerely held religious beliefs.”
Read the story9 min
