Employees of the City of Los Angeles, including police officers and firefighters, will have until Dec. 18, 2021 to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The deadline was extended by the L.A. City Council on Tuesday, giving workers two more months to comply with the order. But there’s a catch—until Dec. 18, unvaccinated workers must be tested for COVID-19 twice a week, on their own time and dime.
Tests cost the city $65 a piece, meaning a total of $130 a week will be deducted from unvaccinated workers’ paychecks through the deadline.
Workers seeking medical or religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate must also undergo twice weekly testing, but they will be reimbursed by the city if they are ultimately granted.
City workers who have not shown proof of vaccination by Dec. 18 will face “corrective action,” according to the council’s plan.
