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‘Great Resignation’ in California Leads to Restaurant Employee Shortage and Thanksgiving Meal Order Issues

November 26, 2021 3:25 pmNovember 26, 2021 3:26 pm

Shortages of workers at restaurants and other businesses were recorded on Thursday across California, with some even closing completely, as more workers decide to stop working or resign in the ongoing Great Resignation. Multiple outlets reported on local businesses being...

EDD Announces Only People Actively Seeking Work Will Receive Unemployment Benefits

June 18, 2021 4:21 pmJune 24, 2021 6:15 am

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announced on Thursday that unemployment benefits will no longer be given to people not actively applying for jobs. California has had the looking-for-work requirement suspended for the last 15 months, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic...