California unemployment claims

EDD Director Rita Saenz Abruptly Resigns, Replaced by Deputy Director

January 29, 2022 2:13 amJanuary 30, 2022 3:27 pm

Employment Development Department (EDD) Director Rita Saenz abruptly announced her retirement in a staff email on Friday, with Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint EDD chief deputy director of external affairs Nancy Farias to the post early next year. Saenz had...

Monetizing Data: The EDD, ID.me, and the Unemployed of California

September 14, 2021 2:15 amSeptember 15, 2021 2:00 pm

In the spring of 2020, the pandemic caught many by surprise – no organization, it seems, was caught more by surprise than the California Employment Development Department. When the economy was essentially shut down by edict, both the state and...

Why is the CA Unemployment Agency Using Third Party to Identify Claimants?

June 17, 2021 9:47 am

With the California Unemployment agency allowing more than $30 billion in fraudulent claims during the coronavirus lockdown, and months of ongoing overdue claims payments, the agency is apparently addressing a backlog of claims by reaching out to claimants out of...

The Fallout of EDD Director Sharon Hilliard’s Resignation

November 2, 2020 8:20 pm

Over the weekend, Employment Development Department Director Sharon Hilliard resigned, opening up the likelihood of more extreme changes at the EDD next year. The EDD has been through a tumultuous year and has put the usually low-key organization in the...

New California, Nationwide Unemployment Claims Remain High for Third Week in a Row

April 9, 2020 9:33 pmApril 9, 2020 10:24 pm

Statewide unemployment claims climbed past 2 million during the first week of April according to a new Department of Labor report. The weekly report also found that California’s 925,000 newly unemployed workers were a major part of last weeks 6.6...

California’s Unemployment Department Overburdened by Unprecedented Number of Claims

April 6, 2020 5:56 pmApril 12, 2020 9:16 am

California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), the agency in charge of unemployment claims and insurance in the state, has found itself severely strained for almost a month as it rushes to meet almost 2 million claims filed in three weeks. Almost...