May 7, 2021

This weekend is Mother’s Day. Many OCEA members are mothers – working women who juggle responsibilities serving our community at work while raising children at home. The pandemic adversely affected working families but presented significant and unique challenges for working mothers.

May 3, 2021

Meditation is a great way to relax the mind and body. Research shows that anxiety, depression, and overall mental health will improve with just 10-15 minutes of daily meditation.

April 30, 2021

Congress recently passed the American Rescue Plan that provides relief to small businesses, workers, and local governments across the country. The legislation was the topic of an exclusive briefing Monday provided by two members of the Orange County Congressional delegation: Rep. Lou Correa (46th District) and Rep. Mike Levin (49th District). The briefing​ also included discussion of the upcoming jobs legislation.

April 29, 2021

Your retirement security is administered by the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS). Adele Tagaloa and Chris Prevatt are not just OCEA Board members, you have also elected them as OCERS trustees to oversee OCERS' operations on behalf of you and thousands of other members. Adele and Chris are joined on the OCERS Board by retiree member and former OCEA President, Frank Eley.

April 20, 2021

There is a famous quote from the Greek statesman, Pericles, “Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” There is no doubt that politics can be a difficult subject to discuss. However, as public servants, we know that what happens politically often dramatically impacts our work lives.