Governor Newsom's Coronavirus Status Press Release

March 12, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Governor's Press Office

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

(916) 445-4571

California Public Health Experts: Mass Gatherings Should be Postponed or Canceled Statewide to Slow the Spread of COVID-19

State public health experts announce that gatherings with 250 people or more should be rescheduled or canceled

Smaller gatherings can proceed if organizers implement 6 feet of social distancing

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California public health officials this evening issued an updated policy on gatherings to protect public health and slow the spread of COVID-19. The state’s public health experts have determined that gatherings should be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March. Non-essential gatherings must be limited to no more than 250 people, while smaller events can proceed only if the organizers can implement social distancing of 6 feet per person. Gatherings of individuals who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should be limited to no more than 10 people, while also following social distancing guidelines.

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Dear Industry Colleague,

To help guide our response as a state travel industry, we need your input on the impact to your business and community. If you haven’t already, please take five minutes to complete this survey .

Visit California’s industry resource page includes additional information at industry.visitcalifornia.com/coronavirus . Please bookmark this page, which includes travel industry talking points (updated by 10 a.m., seven days a week).

Sincerely,

Caroline Beteta

President & CEO

Visit California

10 Ideas to Improve Booking Performance During the Crisis

By Dev Kurbur, SVP of Global Customer Success, Milestone Internet Marketing

“Some companies will emerge stronger than before” – Andy Grove

Intel’s Andy Grove had a lot to say about how to react to downturns and setbacks. Here are just a few of his insights and maxims:

1) The first rule is that economic downturns always end.

2) Some companies emerge from recessions stronger than before.

3) You can’t save your way out of a recession.

4) The future favors the optimist.*

Milestone, Inc. has dozens of hospitality clients, so we decided to put together some recommendations for where to invest time and focus during the crisis and here we share them with the rest of the industry.

We group the recommendations in 3 segments: 1) Site Content, Site Technical, and Tracking, 2) Offer Strategy, 3) Distribution and Amplification

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Requiring a Doctor’s Note to Confirm a Disability

by calchamber.com

One of my employees who has been with the company for a few years (and who was about to get written up for failing to complete projects in a timely manner) came to me and said she needed more time to complete her work because she’s dyslexic.

I asked her to provide me a doctor’s note confirming her disability, but she’s refusing, saying that she was diagnosed as a child and it would cost too much to go to a doctor now to get a note. Do I have to provide her an accommodation if she’s refusing to give me a doctor’s note?

The employer is authorized to request reasonable medical documentation to confirm the existence of the disability and the need for a reasonable accommodation, when the need is not obvious.

When an employee requests an accommodation for a purported disability, that triggers certain obligations for both the employee and the employer under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Under federal and state law, an employer may require a medical certification from a “medical provider,” as defined by the applicable regulations, before the accommodation is granted.

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Employee Safety Technology Doesn’t Have to be Complicated- Here’s Why:

by Robb Monkman

Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. Change is the catalyst to continued growth and, in the case of hospitality, it’s often the determining factor which leads to ultimate success. Those hotels which readily adopt and leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance their operational framework, are sure to reap the rewards.

We know this, and yet, resistance to the adoption of new technology is quite common across organizations. Studies show that about 70% of all change initiatives within a company fail, and 39% of employees are resistant to change. Even when the ‘change’ at hand comes in the form of technology that could improve the employee and consumer experience, adoption can still be an uphill battle behind the scenes. Why is this? How can hotels identify and, better yet, avoid those common barriers to critical technology adoption across staff?

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2020 Census Invitations Arrive March 12-20

Ninety-five percent or about 143 million households in the country will receive an initial invitation to respond to the 2020 Census in their mailboxes between March 12 and 20. The U.S. Census Bureau released informational copies today of the invitations, the enclosed materials, and the subsequent reminders households will receive. These materials can help the public know what to expect and avoid potential scams.

Households are encouraged to respond when they receive their invitation. Depending on how likely the area is to respond online, households will receive either an invitation encouraging them to respond online or by phone (about 112 million households), or an invitation along with a paper questionnaire (about 31 million households).

All invitations will include a short phrase in English and 12 additional languages inviting people to respond online or by phone in their language. In areas where 20 percent or more of the households need Spanish assistance, the invitations will be in both English and Spanish.

All households receiving an invitation in the mail will receive a second letter in the mail shortly after reminding them to respond. Then, households that still haven’t responded will receive a series of additional reminders, including a paper questionnaire in mid-April. Census takers will follow up with households that don’t respond to collect responses in person.

See the press kit for copies of the materials arriving by mail and the 2020 Census Mail Contact Strategies map viewer for the type of invitation each household will receive. The Census Bureau also released 2020 Census operational b-roll and photos to assist reporters.

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