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California EDD on Fed Hotseat

February 15, 2023 1:33 pmFebruary 15, 2023 1:49 pm

California’s Employment Development Department is in the crosshairs of Congress’ Committee on Oversight and Accountability for its poor handling of its pandemic benefit programs. It is estimated that $191 billion was lost to “improper payments” across the country by various...

California EDD Blamed Fed Program for Fraud – New Numbers Show That is Impossible

February 11, 2023 10:53 amFebruary 14, 2023 9:36 am

New federal Department of Labor figures regarding the massive looting of the nation’s unemployment insurance systems during the pandemic show that California’s improper payment figure has climbed again and is now estimated to be nearly $40 billion. Labor Department Inspector...

CA Unemployment Agency Head Blames Trump Admin for Massive EDD Fraud and Failures

January 31, 2023 8:51 amFebruary 1, 2023 4:49 pm

“Trump administration ‘neglected’ California’s efforts to combat unemployment fraud, EDD head says,” the Sacramento Bee reports Tuesday. “Nancy Farias swung back hard against allegations by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., that California has done a poor job fighting unemployment fraud,” the...

LAO Report Details Astounding Failures within Newsom Admin’s Unemployment Department

August 9, 2022 7:11 amAugust 10, 2022 11:40 am

A new report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office details astounding failures and errors within Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Employment Development Department (EDD), including payments that were delayed for 5 million workers and improperly denied for likely 1 million more. “The department’s phone...

Assembly Democrats Kill EDD Reform Bills Despite $31 Billion in Fraudulent Payments

August 26, 2021 5:18 pmAugust 26, 2021 5:21 pm

Despite $31 billion in fraudulent unemployment payments during the statewide COVID lockdown of businesses, three Republican reform bills to address the rampant fraud and mismanagement that has plagued the California Employment Development Department (EDD) were shelved by the Assembly Appropriations...

Gov. Newsom Gets an Assist as CA Democrats Delay Hearing on $31 Billion in Unemployment Fraud

August 19, 2021 5:25 pm

Perhaps one of the most important hearings of the year to investigate California’s Employment Development Department fraud of $31 billion during the COVID pandemic, was postponed by California’s legislative Democrats. Democrats on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee already delayed the...

EDD Changes Unemployment Payment Policy Following Lawsuit

July 23, 2021 11:07 am

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announced on Thursday that unemployment payments would now be going through for claimants while they are under investigation or otherwise have been pending for more than two weeks under a new “pay now” policy. Specifically,...