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EDD Debit Card Fraud On The Rise, 44 Arrested In Beverly Hills This Month

September 19, 2020 2:34 amSeptember 18, 2020 9:34 pm

Throughout September, levels of Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment fraud through debit cards reached new highs, with dozens of arrests occurring in Beverly Hills this month alone and over $2.5 million reported to have been on stolen EDD debit cards....

EDD To Send Out Additional $900 For Most Unemployed Californians

September 8, 2020 6:37 am

On Monday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) began sending the additional $900 in federal unemployment funds to Californians who lost their job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, $300 per week for three weeks for those that had received...

CA Auditor Warns 18 State Agencies ‘High Risk’ for Waste, Fraud, Abuse of Federal COVID Funds

August 27, 2020 11:15 amAugust 27, 2020 11:16 am

California’s non-partisan State Auditor, Elaine Howle, warned Governor Gavin Newsom this week that she has very serious concerns about 18 state agencies responsible for doling out $17 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds. These 18 departments have officially been added...

California Granted $4.5 Billion From FEMA For Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

August 23, 2020 8:16 am

On Saturday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that they secured $4.5 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Lost Wage Assistance Program to add extra money to state unemployment benefits. An extra $300 for 3 weeks for unemployed...

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...

EDD Audit Hearing Cancelled by Democratic Legislators

July 29, 2020 2:44 pm

On Tuesday, Democratic Legislators in the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) announced that the planned hearing over issuing an audit of the Employment Development Department (EDD) was cancelled, angering Republican leaders who had been pushing for such an audit. August...

State Senators Request Governor Keep EDD Open Around The Clock

July 23, 2020 2:29 pm

On Wednesday, two California State Senators from opposing political parties implored Gov. Gavin Newsom to have the Employment Development Department remain open around the clock to get through the large backlog of filings it has accrued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic....