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Assemblyman Patterson Pushes For EDD Audit Following Mass Unemployment Delays

July 7, 2020 2:12 pmJuly 7, 2020 4:30 pm

Last Thursday, Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) announced that he would be pushing for a complete audit of the Employment Development Department (EDD) after months of issues preventing people from reaching representatives and receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI). Three out of every...

EDD To Extend Some Unemployment Benefits As CARES Act Winds Down

July 6, 2020 7:47 pmJuly 9, 2020 5:32 am

This coming Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will begin to inform those still under Unemployment Insurance (UI) of their eligibility for up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits. Under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, some claimants...

LA City Council, LA County Board of Supervisors Approve $130 Million in Rent Relief

June 24, 2020 5:17 pmJune 25, 2020 3:05 pm

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles County Supervisors voted for sweeping approval of a combined $130 million in rent relief and an extension of eviction moratoriums through the end of July. The LA City Council voted...

Governor Newsom Signs New Executive Order Extending Statewide Eviction Halt

May 31, 2020 2:31 amMay 31, 2020 10:21 am

During a busy Friday consisting of continued coronavirus fears, a major Supreme Court ruling over church services, and riots over the death of George Floyd, Governor Gavin Newsom quietly signed an executive order that will bring significant changes across the...

Assembly Bill Aims At Protecting Small Businesses, Reducing Power of AB 5

May 30, 2020 8:26 am

An Assembly bill that is designed to protect small businesses from lawsuits and penalties in unemployment claims by independent contractors and reduce the power of AB 5 is due to be heard in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in...

Hospitals Across California Hit Hard Financially Post-Coronavirus Peak

May 29, 2020 2:20 amMay 28, 2020 9:42 pm

Millions spent to prepare for coronavirus surge that never happened. Nearly three months after California declared a state of emergency and tasked hospitals to prepare for large numbers of coronavirus patients, the majority of hospitals across the state have...

Undocumented Immigrants Crash State Coronavirus Relief Website

May 19, 2020 5:34 pm

On Monday, thousands of undocumented immigrants crashed the California Department of Social Services website for several hours as they attempted to sign up for the state’s special ‘Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants’ stimulus payment. An increasing demand for stimulus money...