On April 21, PPOA was notified by Employee Retention Benefits (ERB) and the Claremont Police Department that during an arrest, property recovered at the scene included just under 200 applications for ERB insurance. These applications of LA County employees include personal information and identifiers including name, Social Security numbers, address, phone, and email. Working through that evening, ERB staff identified an additional 650 applications missing as a result of this theft. All criminal documentation has been submitted, and the investigation is being conducted with the assistance of the Claremont Police Department, the Pasadena Police Department, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
In December 2018, ERB began offering a suite of supplemental insurance products (life, cancer, disability) to PPOA members, LASD employees and County of Los Angeles employees. Through agreement, all ERB clients working for the County of Los Angeles had their insurance premiums deducted through the PPOA payroll slot and continue to do so. PPOA does NOT and has NEVER retained any ERB insurance application information and PPOA has NOT had any breach of data or information security.
IMPORTANT: If you, as a member, purchased or enrolled in voluntary insurance benefits with ERB during the period of December 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019, your personal information was possibly compromised.
COVID-19 Conference with LA County CEO and Labor Unions
April 21: PPOA President Tab Rhodes and Executive Director Wayne Quint joined fellow representatives from other LA County labor organizations to address the impact of COVID-19 on union members. PPOA is grateful to LA County CEO Sachi Hamai for hosting these very informative weekly meetings.
Communication with PPOA Members in Unit 621
April 21: Unit 621 representatives Jim Blankenship (PPOA vice president) and Jody Clounch (PPOA board member) were joined by President Rhodes and PPOA Communications Coordinator Greg Torres for a conference call to discuss increased communications for Unit 621 members. The discussion was centered on the 621Strong Facebook page — click here to check out that page and be sure to hit “like” in order to stay up-to-date on the latest news affecting Unit 621 members. “621Strong” is a Facebook page dedicated exclusively to the following LASD classifications: Civilian Investigators, Court Services Specialists, Crime Analysts, Custody Assistants, Law Enforcement Technicians, Public Response Dispatchers, Security Assistants & Security Officers.
COVID-19 Conference with Coalition of County Unions
April 24: Yesterday, President Rhodes joined fellow representatives from the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) on a conference call to discuss the economic impact of COVID-19 and its effect on the upcoming fiscal year 2020-2021.
Comprehensive COVID-19 Resource Page Available at PPOA.COM
We want to remind PPOA members that a comprehensive resource web page for COVID-19 updates is available at PPOA.COM. All issues impacting members are covered, including PPEs, Emergency Paid Sick Leave, Paid Administrative Leave and more.
PPOA College Scholarships Available Online
PPOA is proud to announce that 12 scholarships worth $13,500 total are available to help further the education of PPOA members and their dependents. The deadline to apply is close of business (5:00 pm) on May 15, 2020.
Since this program’s inception eight years ago, PPOA has awarded approximately $100,000 in scholarships to members of the PPOA family. For more information about the 2020 scholarships, including criteria and applications, please visit PPOA.COM
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