CA unemployment agency is better prepared for future recessions, officials say

During the pandemic, Californians seeking unemployment help face massive delays. “We’re in a lot better position” now, one ...

CA recovered $6 billion in COVID-era fraud. It's getting harder to recoup more

The amount of fraud has dropped sharply since the pandemic, but California still faced financial liabilities from the unemployment surge.

California unemployment update: Benefits calculator, schedule for payments

California has one of the largest unemployment insurance programs in the country, paying out benefits to over a million people.
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California Employment Development Department (EDD) Invests $3 Million to Support Workers and Businesses Affected by Valero Benicia Refinery Closure

What You Need to Know: California is investing $3 million to support workers and small businesses impacted by the planned ...

Labor Department launches investigation into California unemployment fraud allegations

In a letter sent to California’s Employment Development Department, the Department of Labor shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a “strike team” to the state, ...
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Why California workers will soon have a little more money taken out of their paychecks by the state

CAPITOL RIGHT NOW. THE STATE WILL TAKE A LITTLE MORE MONEY OUT OF THE PAYCHECKS OF ALL CALIFORNIA WORKERS, STARTING IN THE NEW YEAR, AND THIS IS BECAUSE OF A SMALL TAX INCREASE THAT WAS QUIETLY ...
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EDD took $24,000 from LA woman's bank account, accusing her of filing fake unemployment claims

Bonnie Tom is newly married and excited for this next chapter in life. She’s been saving money, maybe to buy a house, but the State of California recently snatched nearly everything she’d saved.