EDD fraud – Page 2 – California Globe

Does the EDD Owe the Feds Another $18 Billion Dollars?

September 2, 2023 7:25 amSeptember 2, 2023 7:25 am

Buried in a state Controller’s Office financial report, there is a rather odd entry: a $17.9 billion dollar “current liability” owed to “other governments.” The Controller’s Office said the $17.9 billion line item refers to “amounts due to the Federal...

Did Julie Su Lie to the Senate?

August 31, 2023 3:34 pmAugust 31, 2023 3:34 pm

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su may have lied to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee during her once-meaningful confirmation hearing in April. And countless times before – and after – that. At issue is her claim that...

Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su

June 23, 2023 6:50 amJune 23, 2023 6:57 am

Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...

Congress Now Knows What It’s Like to Deal with the EDD

June 10, 2023 7:24 amJune 10, 2023 8:00 am

Millions waited on hold – some literally for days. Hundreds of thousands of legitimate pandemic benefit claims were denied or delayed for months. Computers crashed. Claimants were insulted on Twitter. State legislators were ignored. $40 billion went to fraudsters. The...

Julie Su Pining for Labor Secretary

May 26, 2023 4:30 pmMay 27, 2023 8:42 am

Julie Su’s struggle to be confirmed the next Secretary of Labor got a bit of help this week, though it is unclear if it will do any good as she tries desperately to keep key Democrats from abandoning her quest....

California Legislature Proposing Unemployment Benefits For Illegal Immigrants

May 16, 2023 4:06 pmMay 17, 2023 3:27 pm

The California Legislature is proposing a program to provide unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants coming to and residing in the state. Senate Bill 277 by State Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) proposes income assistance to unemployed “excluded workers” who...

Julie Su Underling Calls Migrant Program He Oversees ‘The Purchase of Humans’

May 15, 2023 4:33 pmMay 15, 2023 4:34 pm

A senior Department of Labor staffer a few weeks ago claimed the H-2A migrant worker program “literally is the purchase of humans to perform difficult work under terrible conditions, sometimes including subhuman living conditions.” The staffer also claimed wages are...