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Tag: EDD “Strike Team”

EDD Unemployment Backlog Falls Below 1 Million

November 6, 2020   6:24 amNovember 9, 2020   11:24 am
On Thursday, the Employment Development Department  (EDD) announced that the backlog of unemployment cases has fallen under 1 million for the first time since March. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and adjoining economic downturn earlier this year, the...
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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...
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EDD Begins To Reduce Backlogged Unemployment Claims Following System Updates

October 8, 2020   3:44 pmOctober 9, 2020   6:50 am
On Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that 246,000 of the 1.6 million backlogged unemployment claims have been paid and mailed following a two-week hiatus of claims. However, the backlog will still take well into January 2021 to address....
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California’s Unemployment Averages 27 percent of All U.S. Claims

September 22, 2020   8:07 amSeptember 22, 2020   3:08 pm
Since Gov. Gavin Newsom shutdown California businesses in mid-March, Californians have filed 8.6 million total new claims for unemployment. In the age group of working Californians, ages 18-65, this is a rate of 39% of unemployed, higher than at the...
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EDD Halting Unemployment Claimants For Two Weeks, Will Overhaul Entire System

September 21, 2020   2:55 pm
Over the weekend, Governor Newsom’s Employment Development Department (EDD) Strike Team issued a new report and announced that the EDD will be taking a two week break to overhaul and update the current system, while also halting all new claims...
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Gov. Newsom Forms ‘Strike Team’ To Solve Unemployment Issues, Delays At The EDD

July 31, 2020   2:29 amJuly 30, 2020   7:35 pm
On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a “strike team” to solve numerous issues plaguing the Employment Development Department (EDD). Governor Newsom’s EDD “strike team” Fronted by Government Operations Agency Secretary Yolanda Richardson and open government group Code...
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